Steps for writing Chemical Equation

Step I: Writing skeletal Equation

A word-equation shows change of reactants to products through an arrow placed between them (→). The arrow may be read as "to yield" or "to form" or "to give" and shows the direction of the reaction.

The reactants are placed on the left hand side (LHS) of the arrow and the products on the right hand side (RHS). The different reactants as well as products are connected by a plus sign (+). A complete chemical equation represents the reactants, products and their physical states symbolically and is a balanced account of a chemical transaction.

Step II: Balancing of Chemical Equation

An equation in which number of atoms of each element is equal on both the sides of the equation is known as balanced chemical equation.

A chemical equation is balanced so that the numbers of atoms of each type involved in a chemical reaction are the same on the reactant and product sides of the equation.