An understanding of the fundamental ideas in Chemistry is vital for students of GCSE Science. This is the last of six quizzes which recap these ideas and it focusses on chemical formulae and reactions, and on balancing chemical equations.
Symbol equations are often the things that put people off chemistry, but if you know a few simple rules you find that they make life so much easier. They are just a shorthand way of putting a huge amount of information about a chemical reaction down on paper. Once you know how the code works, it isn't that difficult. It can be fiddly at times but even for the most complicated reactions, persistence pays off.