Chemical equation

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In chemistry, a chemical equation is a symbolic representation of a chemical reaction. For example, the combustion of methane in oxygen is

CH₄ + 2 O₂ → CO₂ + 2 H₂O,

and the reversible reaction of the Haber process is

N_2(g) + 3H_2(g) <--> 2NH_3(g) + ΔH.

See also: Full equation and ionic equation.

References

• Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Chemical_equation" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_equation, used under the GNU Free Documentation License