WorksheetsBalancing Chemical Equations
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?
a)
Matter cannot be gained or lost in a chemical reaction.
b)
Matter can only be lost in a chemical reaction.
c)
Matter can only be gained in a chemical reaction.
d)
Matter can be gained and lost in a chemical reaction.
2.
What is the left part of a chemical equation called?
2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
a)
Reactants
b)
Products
c)
Yields
d)
Chemical Equation
3.
What is the right part of a chemical equation called...
2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
a)
Reactants
b)
Products
c)
Yields
d)
Chemical Equation
4.
What is the total number of atoms present in 5Na3PO4
a)
5
b)
40
c)
55
d)
8
5.
How many Mn atoms are found in the following compound?
3Cr(MnO4)6
3Cr(MnO4)6
a)
3
b)
4
c)
6
d)
18
6.
What is the little number after an element in a chemical equation called.
Example: H2
Example: H2
a)
Coefficient
b)
Subscript
c)
Atom
d)
Equation
7.
Is the following equation balanced?...
Al + O2 --> 2Al2O3
Al + O2 --> 2Al2O3
a)
Yes!
b)
No!
8.
How many elements are in C6H12O6?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
Element or compound?
H2O
H2O
a)
Element
b)
Compound
10.
Element or compound?
O2
O2
a)
Element
b)
Compound
11.
What is the number before a chemical formula called?
Ex: 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
Ex: 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
a)
Coefficient
b)
Subscript
c)
Atom
d)
Equation
12.
How many aluminum atoms are in Al2(SO4)3?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
In which of these compounds are there twice as many oxygen atoms as hydrogen atoms?
a)
H3PO4
b)
H2SO4
c)
HClO3
d)
H2O
14.
How many atoms are in the neurotransmitter serotonin? The formula for serotonin is C10H12N2O
a)
10
b)
20
c)
25
d)
23
15.
What information could a student determine from only the chemical formula of a protein?
a)
The color of the protein
b)
The number of molecules in each sequence of the protein
c)
The physical arrangement of atoms in the structure of the protein
d)
The number of atoms of each element in the protein
16.
Is the following equation balanced?
2C2H2 + 5O2 --> 4CO2 + 2H2O
2C2H2 + 5O2 --> 4CO2 + 2H2O
a)
yes
b)
no
17.
Is the following equation balanced?
4Fe + 3O2 --> 2Fe2O3
4Fe + 3O2 --> 2Fe2O3
a)
yes
b)
no
18.
Is the following reaction balanced?
NaHCO3 --> Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
NaHCO3 --> Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
a)
yes
b)
no
19.
Is the following reaction balanced?
2CH3OH + 3O2 --> 2CO2 + 4H2O
2CH3OH + 3O2 --> 2CO2 + 4H2O
a)
yes
b)
no
20.
Which of the following equations are correctly balanced?
a)
12CO2 +H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2
b)
CO2 + 9H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2
c)
CO2 + H2O --> 3C6H12O6 + O2
d)
6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
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