The Relationship between the Number of Elements and the Number of Independent Equations of Elemental Balance in Inorganic Chemical Equations
R. Subramanian, N.K. Goh, and L. S. Chia
Division of Chemistry, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 469 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 1025, Republic of Singapore
An interesting point emerging from this paper is the existence of at least 4 categories to depict the relationship between the number of elements and the number of independent equations of elemental balance in inorganic chemical equations. Such categorization, though deviating from the conventional classification of chemical reactions based on the nature of reactions, open up another avenue for looking into the system of inorganic chemical reactions.
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Subramaniam, R.; Goh, N. K.; Chia, L. S. J. Chem. Educ.1995 72 894.
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