Information Given & not Given by a Chemical Equation

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Information given by a Chemical Equation:

1. It gives us the reactants and products involved in the reaction.

2. The molar mass of each compound can be calculated from the relative atomic masses of the elements forming the compound.

3. It tells us the individual elements and radicals involved in the reaction e.g.

\( \scriptsize CuSO_4 \: + \: BaCl_2 \: \rightarrow \; CuCl_2 \: + \: BaSO_4 \)

The elements