If unshaded spheres represent nitrogen atoms and shaded spheres represent oxygen atoms,which box represents reactants and which represents products for the reaction 2 N₂O (g)→ 2 N₂(g)+ O₂(g)?

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In box (a) there are 4 nitrogen atoms and 2 oxygen atoms, which matches the number of nitrogen and oxygen atoms in the reactants side of the chemical equation. In box (d) there are 4 nitrogen atoms and 3 oxygen atoms, which matches the number of nitrogen and oxygen atoms in the products side of the chemical equation. Therefore, box (a) represents the reactants and box (d) represents the products.

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