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QUIZ Balancing Chemical Equations

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?

a)

Matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction.

b)

Matter can only be destroyed in a chemical reaction.

c)

Matter can only be created in a chemical reaction.

d)

Matter can be created and destroyed in a chemical reaction.

2.
What is the little number after an element in a chemical equation called.
Example: H2
a)
Coefficient 
b)
Subscript
c)
Atom
d)
Equation
3.

What are the numbers that you CANNOT change in a chemical equation?

a)

Coefficients

b)

Products

c)

Reactants

d)

Subscripts

4.
How many atoms of carbon (C) are in C6H12O6?
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
5.

How many oxygen atoms are in this chemical formula?

a)

6 oxygen atoms

b)

2 oxygen atoms

c)

3 oxygen atoms

d)

4 oxygen atoms

6.

How many oxygens are in the following?

3Pb(OH)4

a)

1

b)

3

c)

4

d)

12

7.
How many HCl molecules do you need to balance this equation? 
Mg +  __HCl --->  MgCl2 + H2
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.

Is this equation balanced?

a)

Yes, it has the same number of each element in both the reactants and the products.

b)

Yes, but the hydrogens should not have been split in the products.

c)

No, it doesn't follow the law of conservation.

d)

No, the hydrogens should not have been split in the products.

9.

Which equation demonstrates the law of conservation of mass?

a)

Al + 2HCl → AlCl + HB4

b)

Al + 2HCl → 2AlCl + H2

c)

2Al + 3HCl → 2AlCl + 3H2

d)

2Al + 6HCl → 2AlCl3 + 3H2

10.

Which equation is more correct?

a)

They are equally correct. They both follow the law of conservation.

b)

"1" because it follows the law of conservation of mass and is simplified.

c)

"2" because it is balanced better.

11.
Is the following reaction balanced?
NaHCO3 --> Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
a)
yes
b)
no
12.

Respectively, what coefficients would balance this equation?

a)

1→1,1

b)

2→2,3

c)

1→1,3

d)

3→3,2

13.

What are the coefficients needed to balance this equation?

a)

1,1→1,1

b)

4,6→12,2

c)

2,3→3,1

d)

2,3→6,1

14.

Choose the respective coefficients needed to balance this equation

a)

1,1→1,1

b)

2,4→3,1

c)

2,3→1,3

d)

4,6→2,6

15.

Balance this equation.

_CH4 + _O2 → _CO2 + _H2O

a)

1,2→1,1

b)

2,1→2,1

c)

1,2→1,2

d)

0,2→0,2

16.

Balance this equation

a)

1,15→7,17

b)

4,45→28,34

c)

2,23→14,17

d)

None of these are correct