Question

Question #9f629

Answer 1

I would say `"representative"` rather than `"accurate"`.

Explanation:

In every chemical equation ever done, mass is conserved. What does this mean practically? It means that if you start with 10 g of reactant from all sources, at most you get 10 g of products. In practice you are not even going to get that,

See this [old answer.](https://socratic.org/questions/what-is-a-balanced-chemical-equation-how-would-you-use-the-law-of-conservation-o)