WorksheetsBalancing Chemical Equations
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
a)
It states that matter cannot be created or destroyed.
b)
It states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
c)
It states that matter can be created or destroyed.
d)
It states that sound can be created or destroyed.
2.
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.
3.
What is the part of the chemical equation in green called?
Fe + S --> FeS
Fe + S --> FeS
a)
products
b)
reactants
c)
yield
d)
chemical formula
4.
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
5.
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
6.
Which problem is balanced?
(Check ALL answers)
(Check ALL answers)
a)
PbO2 + 2H2
b)
SO2 + H20 --> H2SO4
c)
2Na + 2H2O --> 2NaOH + H2
7.
How many elements are in C6H12O6?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Element or compound?
H2O
H2O
a)
element
b)
compound
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.
Is the equation balanced?: 2H2O + O2 --> 4MgO + 3Fe
a)
yes
b)
no
12.
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
13.
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
14.
Is the following equation balanced?
2C2H2 + 5O2 --> 4CO2 + 2H2O
2C2H2 + 5O2 --> 4CO2 + 2H2O
a)
yes
b)
no
15.
Is the following reaction balanced?
2CH3OH + 3O2 --> 2CO2 + 4H2O
2CH3OH + 3O2 --> 2CO2 + 4H2O
a)
yes
b)
no
16.
Is the following reaction balanced?
NaHCO3 --> Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
NaHCO3 --> Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
a)
yes
b)
no
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