Question

Differentiate between:

A balanced and a skeletal chemical equation.

Answer 1

	Balanced chemical equation		Skeletal chemical equation
1.	The number of atoms in each element is the same.	1.	The number of atoms in each element is different.
2.	These equations do not need to be balanced.	2.	These equations need to be balanced.
3.	Mass is same on both sides of the equation.	3.	Mass is not same on the both sides of equation.
4.	For e.g., \[\ce{Mg + O2 -> MgO}\]	4.	For e.g., \[\ce{3Fe + 4H2O -> Fe3O4}\]