This code corresponds to a paper published in the High School Journal of Science in collaboration with Dr. Shireesh Apte. A Python code algorithm for balancing chemical equations as a system of ...
You may need to multiply both sides if the number of an atom on the right is not a multiple of the atoms on the left. 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until the chemical equation is balanced.
When using chemical formula it is possible to calculate the percentage composition of the chemical. This can be useful when extracting metals from ores or when making fertilisers for specific plants.