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Name: _____________________________________________ Hour: ________ Teacher: ROZEMA / Chemistry

Chemical Reactions

Unit

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Chemistry – Balancing Equations Balance the following equations by inserting the proper coefficients. For

selected reactions, draw Before and After particle diagrams to show the particles involved in the reaction. Be sure

to provide a key.

1. ____C + ____H2O ____CO + ____H2

2. ____MgO ____Mg + ____O2

3. ____Al + ____O2 ____Al2O3

4. ____Zn + ____H2SO4 ____ZnSO4 + ____H2

Hint: For #4 and #13, since the sulfate

group, SO4, stays together, balance it

as a whole and don’t worry about

individual S and O atoms. For #15,

balance NH4 as a whole.

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5. ____Cl2 + ____KI ____KCl + ____I2

6. ____CuCl ____Cu + ____Cl2

7. ____Na + ____Cl2 ____NaCl

8. ____Al + ____HCl ____AlCl3 + ____H2

9. ____Fe2O3 ____Fe + ____O2

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10. ____P + ____O2 ____P2O5

11. ____Mg + ____HCl ____MgCl2 + ____H2

12. ____H2 + ____N2 ____NH3

13. ____BaCl2 + ____H2SO4 ____BaSO4 + ____HCl

14. ____CH4 + ____O2 ____CO2 + ____H2O

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15. ____ZnCl2 + ____(NH4)2S ____ZnS + ____ NH4Cl

Part II: Write the formulas of the reactants and products; then balance the equations. (See Clues and

Hints below.)

1. Nitric oxide (NO) reacts with ozone (O3) to produce nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and oxygen gas. (Hints #2

& 4)

2. Iron burns in air to form a black solid, Fe3O4. (Hint #4)

3. Sodium metal reacts with chlorine gas (diatomic element) to form sodium chloride. (Hint #2)

4. Acetylene, C2H2, burns in air to form carbon dioxide and water. (Hint #4)

5. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) easily decomposes into water and oxygen gas. (Hint #2)

6. Hydrazine (N2H4) and hydrogen peroxide are used together as rocket fuel. The products are nitrogen

gas and water. (Hints #2, 4)

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7. If potassium chlorate (KClO3) is strongly heated, it decomposes to yield oxygen gas and potassium

chloride. (Hints #2, #6)

8. When sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is added to sulfuric acid (H2SO4), the products are water and

sodium sulfate. (Sulfate ion is SO42–, hint #6)

9. In the Haber process, hydrogen gas and nitrogen gas react to form ammonia, NH3. (Hint #2)

CLUES and HINTS:

1. Products usually follow words like produces, yields, forms

2. Watch for our diatomic elements (H2, N2, O2, F2, Cl2, Br2, I2), which are often (but not always) gases

3. Include ‘state subscripts’ behind each substance [ (s), (l), (g) ] when the state is given

4. Remember air is a mixture of (primarily) two gases, O2 and N2. Which is most likely to participate in a

reaction?

5. Elemental metals exist as single, unbonded atoms. (Ex: formula for copper metal is Cu)

6. Watch for ionic vs molecular compounds. Use your periodic table to figure out the formulas for these.

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Balancing Chemical Reactions- Worksheet 2

Balance the following equations by inserting the proper coefficients.

1. ____SO2 + ____O2 ____SO3

2. ____CH4 + ____O2 ____CO + ____H2O

3. ____P + ____Cl2 ____PCl3

4. ____CO + ____O2 ____CO2

5. ____CH4 + ____ O2 ____CH3OH

6. ____Li + ____Br2 ____LiBr

7. ____Al2O3 ____Al + ____O2

8. ____Na + ____H2O ____NaOH + ____H2

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9. ____CO2 + ____H2O ____C6H12O6 + ____O2

10. ____H2SO4 + ____NaCl ____HCl + ____Na2SO4

Two reactions used to get rid of sulfur dioxide, a pollutant from burning coal:

11. ____H2 + ____SO2 ____H2S + ____H2O

12. ____CaCO3 + ____SO2 + ____ O2 ____CaSO4 + ____CO2

13. ____AgNO3 + ____CaCl2 ____AgCl + ____Ca(NO3)2

14. ____HCl + ____Ba(OH)2 ____BaCl2 + ____H2O

15. ____H3PO4 + ____NaOH ____Na3PO4 + ____H2O

16. ____Pb(NO3)2 + ____KI ____ PbI2 + ____KNO3

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17. ____CuO + ____NH3 ____N2 + ____Cu + ____H2O

18. ____C2H5OH + ____O2 ____CO2 + ____H2O

19. ____C2H6 + ____O2 ____CH3COOH + ____H2O

20. ____NO2 + ____H2O ____HNO3 + ____NO

Write the formulas of the reactants and products - including the symbols for the state - (s), (l), (g), (aq) - then balance the equations.

1. When a solution of hydrogen chloride is added to solid sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3), the

products are carbon dioxide, water and aqueous sodium chloride.

2. Steam (gaseous water) reacts with carbon at high temperatures to produces carbon monoxide

and hydrogen gases.

3. Limestone, CaCO3, decomposes when heated to produce lime, CaO, and gaseous carbon

dioxide.

4. Ethyl alcohol (a liquid), C2H6O, burns in air (refer to last worksheet to see what the

“burning” reaction is) to produce carbon dioxide and gaseous water.

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5. Solid titanium(IV) chloride reacts with water, forming solid titanium(IV) oxide and aqueous

hydrogen chloride.

6. At high temperatures, the gases chlorine and water react to produce hydrogen chloride and

oxygen gases.

7. Steel wool (nearly pure Fe) burns in air to form the solid iron oxide, Fe2O3.

8. During photosynthesis in plants, carbon dioxide and water are converted into glucose,

C6H12O6, and oxygen gas.

9. Solutions of calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2 and nitric acid, HNO3, react to produce water and

aqueous calcium nitrate, Ca(NO3)2.

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