A chemical equation is considered being balanced when the number of each of atom is the same on both surfaces of the chemical equation. What is a chemical equation? A chemical equation is used in chemistry to represent the chemical reaction between two (2) or more chemical elements. What is a balanced equation? A balanced chemical equation can be defined as a chemical equation wherein the amount of atoms on the reactant (left) side is equal to the sum of atoms on the product (right) side. This implies that the following must be in place for a balanced chemical equation: Equal number number of each of atom on both sides of the chemical equation. A balanced charge on each atom. Sum of the masses of the chemical elements or chemical compounds in the chemical equation are balanced. The first step in balancing a chemical equation is to count the number of atoms in the reactant and product side of the chemical equation.
