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Chemical Reactions

Other Kinds of Chemical Reactions

Does reaction stoichiometry also apply to electron transfers?

Yes, for just the same reasons it applies to chemical reactions. The conservation of matter tells us that we must have the same amount of stuff before and after a reaction has taken place, so the number of electrons on each side of a chemical reaction equation need to be balanced for the equation to be accurate.



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