5.2 Balancing Chemical Equations

What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?

• It states that matter cannot be created or destroyed.

• It states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.

• It states that matter can be created or destroyed.

• It states that sound can be created or destroyed.

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What is a coefficient?

• The small number on the right of the chemical symbol.
• The large number in front of a chemical formula.
• The number in between the chemical symbols.
• The number behind a chemical formula.

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What is the part of the chemical equation in green called? 
Fe + S --> FeS

• products
• reactants
• yield
• chemical formula

What is the little number after an element in a chemical equation called.
Example: H₂

• Coefficient 
• Subscript
• Atom
• Equation

What coefficient should be used to make the following equation balanced?
N₂+O₂--> _NO 

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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How many elements are in C₆H₁₂O₆?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Element or compound?
H₂O

• element
• compound

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Is this balanced?
Al + O₂ → 2Al₂O₃

• Yes
• No

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Is the equation balanced?: 2H₂O + O₂ --> 4MgO + 3Fe

• yes

• no

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What is the right part of a chemical equation called...
2H_{2 +} O₂ --> 2H₂O

• Reactants
• Products 
• Yields 
• Chemical Equation 

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