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 Certainly, Mayank! Here's a rewritten, more engaging and simplified version of the topic "Chemical Equations" — keeping it student-friendly, environment-linked, CBSE exam-aligned, and ready to use in class or handouts:

🔹 2. Chemical Equations

Chapter: Chemical Reactions and Equations – Class 10 CBSE

🎯 What Will You Learn?

  • What is a chemical equation?

  • How to write and balance it?

  • Difference between word and chemical equations

  • What are reactants and products?

  • Use of physical state symbols like (s), (l), (g), and (aq)

📘 What is a Chemical Equation?

A chemical equation is a short way to show a chemical reaction using the symbols and formulas of the substances involved.

It tells us:

  • What reacts → Reactants

  • What is formed → Products

  • In what quantity (using coefficients)

✍️ Word Equation vs Chemical Equation

Word Equation Chemical Equation
Written in words Written using chemical formulas
Example:
Magnesium + Oxygen → Magnesium oxide Example:
2\text{Mg} + \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\text{MgO} \] | 👉 Word equations help us understand; 👉 Chemical equations help us **write scientifically**. --- ## 🧪 **Reactants and Products** - **Reactants**: The substances you start with (left side) - **Products**: The new substances formed (right side) Example: \[ \text{Zn} + \text{H}_2\text{SO}_4 \rightarrow \text{ZnSO}_4 + \text{H}_2 ↑

✔️ Zinc and sulphuric acid = Reactants
✔️ Zinc sulphate and hydrogen gas = Products

🧠 Skeletal Equation (Unbalanced Form)

A skeletal equation shows the correct formulas but not the right quantity of atoms.

Example:

Fe+O2→Fe2O3(Unbalanced)\text{Fe} + \text{O}_2 \rightarrow \text{Fe}_2\text{O}_3 \quad \text{(Unbalanced)}

✅ Balanced version:

4Fe+3O2→2Fe2O34\text{Fe} + 3\text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\text{Fe}_2\text{O}_3

🔤 Physical State Symbols in Equations

Symbol Stands For Example
(s) Solid Fe(s), Mg(s)
(l) Liquid H₂O(l)
(g) Gas O₂(g), CO₂(g)
(aq) Aqueous (in water) NaCl(aq), HCl(aq)
↑ Gas evolved H₂↑
↓ Precipitate PbI₂↓

✏️ Activity – Let’s Practice Writing Equations

Convert the following word equations into balanced chemical equations:

🔹 Example 1:

Word Form:
Hydrogen + Oxygen → Water

✅ Chemical Equation (balanced):

2H2+O2→2H2O2\text{H}_2 + \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\text{H}_2\text{O}

🔹 Example 2:

Word Form:
Zinc + Hydrochloric acid → Zinc chloride + Hydrogen

✅ Balanced Equation:

Zn+2HCl→ZnCl2+H2↑\text{Zn} + 2\text{HCl} \rightarrow \text{ZnCl}_2 + \text{H}_2 ↑

🔹 Example 3:

Word Form:
Sodium + Water → Sodium hydroxide + Hydrogen

✅ Balanced Equation:

2Na+2H2O→2NaOH+H2↑2\text{Na} + 2\text{H}_2\text{O} \rightarrow 2\text{NaOH} + \text{H}_2 ↑

📘 Exam Tips:

✔ Always write balanced equations
✔ Include physical states for full marks
✔ Use arrows (→), gas (↑), and precipitate (↓) symbols correctly
✔ Practice writing from word to chemical form

💡 Quick Recap Chart

Concept Meaning
Word Equation Names of substances
Chemical Equation Symbols and formulas
Skeletal Equation Unbalanced chemical reaction
Reactants Substances used at start (LHS)
Products New substances formed (RHS)
Physical States Show form: solid, liquid, gas, aqueous

🎤 Final Thought:

“Learning to write chemical equations is like learning the language of science — clear, powerful, and understood by chemists around the world.”

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