Balancing and Writing Chemical Equations

Balance the following equation:

___ Mg+ ___ O₂→___ MgO

• 1, 1, 3

• 2, 1, 2

• 1, 2, 1

• 2, 2, 2

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Is this equation balanced?

• yes

• no

• Not enough information

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Chemical Equation

• A representation of a chemical reaction

• the starting materials in a chemical reaction

• the new substances that are formed in a chemical reaction

• tells how many atoms, molecules, or formula units take part in a reaction

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Balance this equation

_Al +_HCl --> _H₂ +_AlCl₃

• 2,6,3,2

• it's already balanced

• 4,12,3,4

• 2,1,4,5

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The coefficient in 3H₂O is

• 6

• 5

• 2

• 3

The Law of Conservation of Matter

• tells how many atoms of an element are contained in one molecule or formula unit.

• the starting materials in a chemical reaction

• the new substances that are formed in a chemical reaction

• A law stating that atoms are not created or destroyed during a chemical reaction.

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

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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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

Balance the following chemical equation: @@ ext{C}_3 ext{H}_8 + ext{O}_2 ightarrow ext{CO}_2 + ext{H}_2 ext{O}@@

• A) 1, 5, 3, 4

• B) 1, 4, 3, 4

• C) 2, 7, 6, 8

• D) 1, 3, 3, 4

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