State whether the following statement is true or false:A chemical equation can be balanced easily by altering the formula of a reactant or product.

The statement is False.

The formula of a reactant or product cannot be altered, but the chemical equation is balanced by multiplying the reactant or product with numbers like 2,3,4,5,7, and so on in order to balance the number of atoms on both sides of the arow in the chemical equation.