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 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

Element or compound?
H₂O

• Element
• Compound

Element or compound?
O₂

• Element
• Compound

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

How many atoms are in the neurotransmitter serotonin? The formula for serotonin is C₁₀H₁₂N₂O

• 10
• 20
• 25
• 23