Answer: No, the given chemical equation is not balanced.
Explanation:
A balanced chemical equation is defined as the equation in which number of atoms remains same on the reactant side as well as on the product side. The balanced chemical equation always follow Law of conservation of mass.
This law states that total mass on the reactant side is equal to the product side.
For the given equation,
[tex]KClO_4\rightarrow 2KCl+2O_2[/tex]
Total mass on the reactant side = [tex][39+35.5+(4\times 16)]=138.5g/mol[/tex]
Total mass on the product side = [tex][2(39+35.5)+2(2\times 16)=213g/mol[/tex]
As, the total mass on the reactant side is not equal to the total mass on the product side. Hence, the given equation does not follow Law of conservation of mass. Therefore, the given chemical equation is not balanced.
