A word equation is a chemical reaction described using words.
A common example is the act of photosynthesis - the process plants use to make glucose (sugar) to use as 'food'.
Plants convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and glucose.
A word equation to express this is:
Water + Carbon Dioxide → Glucose + Oxygen
The other type of equation is a symbol equation - this uses the symbols of the elements instead of the common names:
H₂O + CO₂ → C₆H₁₂O₆ + O₂
There is also a balanced version:
6H₂O + 6CO₂ → C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂
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Answer: false
Explanation:
f this helps typically an element wont have a 2 next to it, to see if something is an element or compound check for the element on the periodic table and see if the structure or name matches the one given to you on the question. for example here it is Co2 on the periodic table it's simply written as Co
co2 or carbon dioxide is a compound not an element, you can even check this on the periodic table
Answer: London dispersion forces
