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Chemical Equations and Conservation of Mass

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

In a chemical equation, what are the substances on the left side of the arrow called?

a)

yields (results in)

b)

products

c)

reactants

d)

chemicals

2.

In a chemical equation, what are the substances on the right side of the arrow called?

a)

yields (results in)

b)

products

c)

reactants

d)

chemicals

3.

In a chemical equation, what does the arrow mean?

a)

yields (results in)

b)

products

c)

reactants

d)

chemicals

4.

What is the term for the starting materials of a chemical reaction?

a)

matter

b)

reactants

c)

products

d)

chemical equation

5.

What is the term for the end materials of a chemical reaction?

a)

matter

b)

reactants

c)

products

d)

chemical equation

6.

In this chemical equation what does the 3 before the H2 mean?

a)

3 hydrogen (H) atoms

b)

3 hydrogen (H2) molecules

c)

3 ammonia (NH3) molecules

d)

the reaction occurs 3 times

7.

In this chemical equation what does the 2 after the N (in N2) mean?

a)

2 nitrogen (N) atoms

b)

2 nitrogen (N2) molecules

c)

2 ammonia (NH3) molecules

d)

the reaction occurs 2 times

8.

In this reaction, how many molecules of nitrogen (N2) are present in the reactants?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

9.

In this reaction, how many molecules of hydrogen (H2) are present in the reactants?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

In this reaction, how many molecules of ammonia (NH3) are formed?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

What would be the correct way to "read" this equation?

a)

nitrogen and hydrogen make ammonia

b)

2 nitrogens and 3 hydrogens create 2 ammonias

c)

you can make ammonia by putting nitrogen and hydrogen together

d)

one molecule of nitrogen plus three molecules of hydrogen yields 2 molecules of hydrogen

12.

In this reaction, how many atoms of nitrogen are found on the reactant side of the equation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

13.

In this reaction, how many atoms of nitrogen are found on the product side of the equation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

14.

In this reaction, how many atoms of hydrogen are found on the reactant side of the equation?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

6

d)

8

15.

In this reaction, how many atoms of hydrogen are found on the product side of the equation?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

6

d)

8

16.

What is true about the number of atoms of each element found on the left (reactants) and right (products) sides of a chemical equation?

a)

they are always equal

b)

there are always more reactants than products

c)

there are always more products than reactants

d)

they are different for different chemical reactions