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Question
State whether the following statement is true or false:
A chemical equation can be balanced easily by altering the formula of a reactant or product.
Solution
False
Formula of a reactant or product cannot be altered, but chemical equation is balanced by multiplying the reactant or product with numbers like 2,3,4,5 and so on to balance the number of atoms in the chemical equation.
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