Question

basics of balancing fill in the blanks... chemical equations must be balanced in order to follow the law of ____________. when balancing, you can only add __________ which are the large numbers in front of a reactant or product. do not change/add ____________, the small numbers that are part of a chemical formula to balance equations.

Explanation:

Chemical equations are balanced to adhere to the Law of Conservation of Mass, which states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. Coefficients (large numbers in front of reactants/products) are added to balance the number of atoms. Subscripts (small numbers in chemical formulas) cannot be changed as they define the identity of the substance.

Answer:

Law of Conservation of Mass; coefficients; subscripts