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Title Balancing Chemical Equations - Guided Inquiry Activity
Description The learning goals of this guided-inquiry activity are as follows: Students will be able to: (1) Determine required conditions for a reaction to be considered “balanced” and relate these conditions to laws of matter, and (2) Develop strategies to balance chemical equations.
Subject Chemistry
Level Undergrad - Intro
Type Guided Activity, Homework, Remote Learning
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords balancing, chemical equations, conservation of mass
Simulation(s) Balancing Chemical Equations (HTML5), Balancing Chemical Equations


Author(s) Timothy Herzog, Yuen-ying Carpenter
School / Organization PhET
Date submitted 11/5/14
Date updated 3/17/22