WorksheetsBalancing Chemical Equations 2023
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 34mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
2H2 + O2 ----> 2H2O What is the product?
a)
------>
b)
2H2O
c)
2H2+ O2
2.
2H2 + O2 --------> 2H2O What are the reactants?
a)
----->
b)
2H2O
c)
2H2 +O2
3.
What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
a)
It states that no matter can be created or destroyed.
b)
It states that no energy can be created or destroyed.
c)
It states that matter can be created or destroyed.
d)
It states that no sound can be created or destroyed.
4.
What is a coefficient?
a)
The small number on the right of the chemical symbol.
b)
The large number in front of a chemical formula.
c)
The number in between the chemical symbols.
d)
The number behind a chemical formula.
5.
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
6.
What coefficient should be used to make the following equation balanced?
N2+O2--> _NO
N2+O2--> _NO
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
Which problem is balanced?
(Check ALL answers)
(Check ALL answers)
a)
PbO2 + 2H2
b)
SO2 + H20 --> H2SO4
c)
2Na + 2H2O --> 2NaOH + H2
8.
How many elements are in C6H12O6?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.
How many HCl molecules do you need to balance this equation?
Mg + __HCl ---> MgCl2 + H2
Mg + __HCl ---> MgCl2 + H2
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
Is this balanced?
Al + O2 → 2Al2O3
Al + O2 → 2Al2O3
a)
Yes
b)
No
11.
Which of the following models best demonstrates a balanced chemical equation?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
12.
At the end of chemical reactions, what is the total mass of the reactants compared to the total mass of the products?
a)
the product is doubled
b)
the product is half the mass of the reactants
c)
the mass is the same
d)
the mass changes depending on the reaction
13.
Identify the Reactants in this equation.
a)
A
b)
B
14.
Magnesium can be burned in air to produce solid magnesium oxide. What is the correct balanced equation?
a)
2Mg(s) + O2(g)→ 2MgO(s)
b)
Mg(s) + O(g) → MgO(s)
c)
2Mg(s) + CO2(g) → 2MgO(s) + C(s)
d)
2Mg(s) + O2(g) → Mg2O2(s)
15.
Iron reacts with sulfur to produce iron(II) sulfide powder. Which is the correct balanced equation?
a)
2Fe(s) + S(s) → Fe2S(s)
b)
Fe(s) + S(s) → FeS(s)
c)
Fe(s) + S(g) → FeS(s)
d)
4Fe(s) + S2(g) → 2Fe2S
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