Explanation:
When a chemical equation has equal number of atoms on both reactant and product side then it is known as a balanced equation.
For example, [tex]KClO_{3} \rightarrow KCl + O_{2}[/tex]
Number of atoms on reactant side are as follows.
K = 1
Cl = 1
O = 3
Number of atoms on product side are as follows.
K = 1
Cl = 1
O = 2
Hence, to balance this equation we multiply [tex]KClO_{3}[/tex] by 2 on the reactant side and multiply KCl by 2 and [tex]O_{2}[/tex] by 3 on the product side.
Therefore, the balanced chemical equation is as follows.
[tex]2KClO_{3} \rightarrow 2KCl + 3O_{2}[/tex]