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.

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.

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

How many elements are in C₆H₁₂O₆?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

How many HCl molecules do you need to balance this equation? 
Mg +  __HCl --->  MgCl₂ + H₂

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Is this balanced?
Al + O₂ → 2Al₂O₃

• Yes
• No

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

• Reactants
• Products 
• Yields 
• Chemical Equation 

Is the following equation balanced?
2C₂H₂ + 5O₂ --> 4CO₂ + 2H₂O

• yes
• no