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Balancing Chemical Equations

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the part of the chemical equation in green called?

Fe + S → FeS

a)

products

b)

reactants

c)

yield

d)

chemical formula

2.

What is the part of the chemical equation in green called?

Fe + S → FeS

a)

products

b)

reactants

c)

yield

d)

chemical formula

3.

What coefficient should be used to make the following equation balanced?

N2+O2 __NO

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

What coefficient should be used to make the following equation balanced?

Mg + __HCl → MgCl2 + H2

a)

1

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

5.

Is this equation balanced?

Al + O2 → 2Al2O3

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

Is this equation balanced?

Fe2O + 2Mg → Mg2O + 2Fe

a)

Yes

b)

No

7.

What are the coefficients that would properly balance this equation?

__Al +__HCl → __H2 +__AlCl3

a)

1, 1, 1, 1

b)

2, 6, 3, 2

c)

4, 12, 3, 4

d)

2, 1, 4, 5

8.

What are the coefficients that would properly balance this equation?

__H2 + __Cl2 → __HCl

a)

1, 1, 1

b)

1, 1, 2

c)

3, 1, 6

d)

1, 3, 6

9.

What are the coefficients that would properly balance this equation?

__HgO → __Hg + __O2

a)

1, 1, 1

b)

2, 2, 1

c)

2, 1, 1

d)

1, 1, 2

10.

Balance this equation:

__Sb2S3 + __O2 → __Sb + __SO2

a)

1, 1, 1, 1

b)

1, 1, 2, 1

c)

1, 3, 2, 3

d)

3, 3, 2, 1

11.

Balance this equation:

__P4 + __O2 → __P2O3

a)

1, 1, 1

b)

2, 1, 3

c)

1, 2, 3

d)

1, 3, 2

12.

What are the coefficients that would properly balance this equation?

__K3(PO4) + __HCl → __KCl + __H3(PO4)

a)

1, 1, 1, 1

b)

1, 3, 3, 1

c)

1, 3, 1, 3

d)

1, 6, 3, 2

13.

What are the coefficients that would properly balance this equation?

__ SeCl6+ __ O2 → __ SeO2 + ___Cl2

a)

1, 1, 1, 3

b)

2, 1, 2, 1

c)

1, 2, 1, 2

d)

2, 2, 2, 4

14.

What is the number before a chemical formula called?

Ex: 2H2 + O2 2H2O

a)

Coefficient

b)

Subscript

c)

Atom

d)

Equation

15.

Is the following equation balanced?

2C2H2 + 5O2 4CO2 + 2H2O

a)

Yes

b)

No

16.

Is the following equation balanced?

4Fe + 3O2 2Fe2O3

a)

Yes

b)

No

17.

What are the coefficients that would properly balance this equation?

__Ca + __H(OH) __Ca(OH)2 + __H2

a)

2, 1, 2, 1

b)

1, 2, 1, 1

c)

1, 2, 2, 4

d)

1, 2, 2, 1

18.

What are the coefficients that would properly balance this equation?

__H2 + __S __H2S

a)

2, 2, 2

b)

1, 2, 1

c)

1, 2, 2

d)

1, 1, 1

19.

What are the coefficients that would properly balance this equation?

__Ag(NO3) + __H2S __Ag2S+ __H(NO3)

a)

1, 2, 1, 2

b)

1, 2, 1, 1

c)

2, 1, 1, 2

d)

1, 2, 2, 1