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Hon Bio-Unit 2-Balancing equations

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the left part of a chemical equation called?

2H2 + O2 ---> 2H2O

a)

Reactants

b)

Yields

c)

Products

d)

Chemical equation

2.

What is the right part of a chemical equation called?

2H2 + O2 ---> 2H2O

a)

Reactants

b)

Yields

c)

Products

d)

Chemical Equation

3.

What is the total number of atoms present in 5Na3PO4?

a)

5

b)

55

c)

40

d)

8

4.

How many Mn atoms are found in the following compound?

2MnO4

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

5.

What is the little number after an element in a chemical equation called?

Example: H2

a)

Coefficient

b)

Atom

c)

Subscript

d)

Equation

6.

Is the following equation balanced?

Al + O2 ---> 2Al2O3

a)

YES

b)

NO

7.

What is the number before a chemical formula called?

Example: 2H2 + O2 ---> 2H2O

a)

Coefficient

b)

Atom

c)

Subscript

d)

Equation

8.

Balance this equation:

H2 + Cl2 ---> HCl

a)

It is balanced.

b)

H2 + Cl2 ---> 2HCl

c)

3H2 + Cl2 ---> 6HCl

d)

H2 + 3Cl2 ---> 6HCl

9.

Balance this equation:

HgO ---> 2Hg + O2

a)

It is balanced.

b)

2HgO ---> 2Hg + O2

c)

2HgO ---> Hg + O2

d)

HgO ---> Hg + 2O2

10.

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.

11.
How many HCl molecules do you need to balance this equation? 
Mg +  __HCl --->  MgCl2 + H2
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.

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

a)
Coefficient
b)
Products
c)
Reactants
d)

Subscripts

13.

Balance the following equation:

___ H2+ ___ O2→___ H2O

a)

1, 1, 3

b)

2, 2, 2

c)

1, 2, 1

d)

2,1, 2

14.

What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?__Na + __H2O --> __NaOH + __H2

a)
2,2 --> 2,1
b)
4,4 --> 4,1
c)
1,2 --> 2,4
d)
1,2 --> 2,1
15.

What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?

__CO + __Fe2O3--> __Fe + __CO2

a)
3,1 --> 2,3
b)
3,2 --> 1,1
c)
3,2 --> 2,4
d)
3,2 --> 2,1
16.
What is the right ratio of chemicals for the BCE (Balanced Chemical Equation)?__CH4 + __O2 --> __CO2+ __H2O
a)
2,1 --> 2,1
b)
1,2 --> 1,1
c)
1,2 --> 1,2
d)
1,2 --> 2,1
17.

What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?

__AgNO3 + __H2S --> __Ag2S+ __HNO3

a)
2,1 --> 1,2
b)
1,2 --> 1,1
c)
1,2 --> 1,2
d)
1,2 --> 2,1
18.

What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?

__H2 + __S --> __H2S

a)
1,1 --> 1
b)
2,2 --> 2
c)
1,2 --> 1
d)
1,2 --> 2
19.

What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?

__H2SO3 + __KOH--> __H2O+ __K2SO3

a)
2,1 --> 2,1
b)
1,2 --> 1,1
c)
1,2 --> 1,2
d)
1,2 --> 2,1
20.

What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?

__MnO2 + __HCl --> __MnCl2 + __H2O __Cl2

a)
4,1 --> 2,1,2
b)
1,2 --> 1,1,4
c)
1,4 --> 1,2,1
d)
1,4 --> 2,2,1
21.

What is the right ratio of chemicals for the balanced chemical equation?

__FeCl3 + __Ca(OH)2 --> __Fe(OH)3 + __CaCl2

a)
4,3--> 2,1
b)
3,2 --> 3,1
c)
2,3 --> 2,2
d)
2,3 --> 2,3