Balancing Chemical Equations

What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?

• Matter cannot be gained or lost in a chemical reaction.
• Matter can only be lost in a chemical reaction.
• Matter can only be gained in a chemical reaction.
• Matter can be gained and lost in a chemical reaction. 

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

• Reactants
• Products 
• Yields 
• Chemical Equation 

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

• Reactants
• Products 
• Yields 
• Chemical Equation 

What is the total number of atoms present in 5Na₃PO₄

• 5
• 40
• 55
• 8

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

• Coefficient 
• Subscript
• Atom
• Equation

How many elements are in C₆H₁₂O₆?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

What is the number before a chemical formula called?
Ex: 2H₂ + O₂ --> 2H₂O

• Coefficient
• Subscript
• Atom
• Equation

How many aluminum atoms are in Al₂(SO₄)₃?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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 law governs the balancing of chemical equations?

• Law of Energy

• Law of Conservation of Matter/Mass

• Law of Gravity

• Law of Matter Movement