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MODULE 2

The Chemical Equations

Prepared By: Feb B. Delos Santos


Antoine Lavoisier (Paris, France)
Born: 26 August 1743
Died: 8 May 1794
Full name: Antoine-
Laurent de Lavoisier
Known for: Combustion;
Law of Conservation of
Mass
Discovered: O, C, Si
Law of Conservation of Mass
• Stated that atoms (in a closed
system) can neither be
created or destroyed in a
chemical reaction.
mass of reactants = mass of products
SUBSCRIPT
• A number placed
BELOW an element or
symbol, used to indicate
number of atoms.
COEFFICIENT
• A number placed BEFORE
the symbol/formula,
used to balance a
chemical equation

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