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Symbol equation — OCR GCSE Chemistry B Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Chemistry · key term

Symbol equation

Definition

A representation of a chemical reaction using the formulae of its reactants and products.

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OCR GCSE Chemistry B · J258

Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Higher), Paper 4 (Higher)

Revise: Writing balanced equations
An equation using chemical formulae to show the reactants and products of a chemical reaction.
Revise: Writing balanced equations

OCR Chemistry B past papers

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