H- Balancing Equations & Types of Reactions: Skills Check

What are Chemical Reactions?

• It's when you mix substances.
• a process in which atoms rearrange to form new substances
• When something bubbles.
• letter and numbers showing the types and number of atoms

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

the starting materials in a chemical reaction

• Products
• Reactants
• Starters
• Enders

a substance that is formed as the result of a chemical reaction

• Product 
• Reactant
• Starters
• Enders

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

In the following reaction, what sign is there that a precipitation reaction took place?
AgNO₃ (aq) + NaOH (aq) → AgOH (s) + NaNO₃ (aq)

• The formation of a nitrate
• The (aq), meaning aqueous or dissolved in water
• The (s), meaning the formation of a solid
• The base (OH) reactant 

The number of atoms you begin with in a chemical reaction ...

• must be the same as the number of  atoms you end with
• must be an even number
• can be different to the number you finish with
• changes depending on how much energy is formed

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

When balancing equations, the rule is that you can only add ...

• Coefficients
• Mass
• Subscripts
• Elements 

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

Balance the following:

____ Fe + ____ Cl₂ → ____ FeCl₃

• 1,1,2
• 1,3,1
• 2,2,3
• 2,3,2

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NGSS.HS-PS1-7

Balancing the following:

____ Al + ____ HCl → ____ AlCl₃ + ____ H₂

• 1,3,1,2
• 2,3,2,3
• 2,6,2,3
• 3,2,6,2

Which type of reaction is: C₂H₄ + 3 O₂ → 2 CO₂ + 2 H₂O

• Synthesis
• Decomposition
• Single Displacement
• Combustion

Which type of reaction is:

2 H₃AsO₄ → As₂O₅ + 3 H₂O

• Synthesis
• Decomposition
• Single Displacement
• Combustion