Overall Balanced Equation

Definition

An overall balanced equation represents all reactants and products in their correct stoichiometric ratios, ensuring conservation of mass and charge.

Related terms

Stoichiometry:

The calculation involving quantities (in grams, moles, liters etc.) involved in chemical reactions based on balanced equations.

Reactant: Substances present at the beginning of a chemical reaction.

Product:

Substances produced by a chemical reaction.