In the balanced reaction C8H18 + 12.5O2 + 47N2 -> 8CO2 + 9H2O + 47N2, are the moles of reactants equal to the moles of products?
Explanation
A fundamental concept in stoichiometry is that mass and atoms are conserved, but the total number of moles can change during a chemical reaction.
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