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Unit 4 – Chemical Reactions
Topic 4.3
Why do the coefficients in a balanced equation not represent mass?
The accepted scientific notation is to notate coefficients by grams, not mass.
The same mass can represent a different number of atoms depending on the molecule.
The coefficients refer to the weight, not the mass.
The coefficients do not take into accout the spectator ions that are not part of the reaction.
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