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Why do numbers have to be added to the
reactants?

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The reacting materials (reactants) are given on the left, and the products are displayed on the right, usually separated by an arrow showing the direction of the reaction. ... Reactions are balanced by adding coefficients so that there are the same number of atoms of each element on both sides of the reaction.

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