In order to satisfy the law of conservation of matter/mass, which states that in a chemical reaction matter can neither be created nor destroyed.
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Equal quantities may be added to both sides of a linear equation.
The numbers of atoms of each elemental type, as represented by their element symbols, will always be the same on both sides of a balanced chemical equation.
Yes, the point is that if two terms (or sides of the equation) are equal, then they remain equal as long as you add or subtract the same amount, to or from both of them. It's very logical.
That is called an equation. An equation has an equal sign (=), and expressions on both sides of the equal sign.
Equal quantities.