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BALANCING EQUATIONS

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
In chemical reactions, what does the principle of conservation of mass mean?
a)
Matter is not created or destroyed.
b)
The total mass of the reactants is greater than the total mass of the products.
c)
The total mass of the reactants is less than the total mass of the products.
d)
Matter is not changed.
3.
The red numbers in the image below represent ________
a)
subscripts
b)
coefficients
c)
I don't know, and don't want to try
d)
None of the answers are correct
4.
The blue numbers in the image below represent ________
a)
I don't know, and don't want to try
b)
coefficients
c)
subscripts
d)
none of the answers are correct
5.
The substances at the beginning of a chemical equation are called the ____
a)
product
b)
yield
c)
chemical symbol
d)
reactants
6.

What is the right part of a chemical equation called...

H2 + O2 --> H2O

a)

Reactants

b)

Products

c)

Yields

d)

Chemical Equation

7.
When balancing equations a ____ can be placed to the left of a formula of a substance to make the equations balanced
a)
charge
b)
subscript
c)
random number
d)
coefficient
8.
Number of C's in 2Na₂CO₃
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
5
9.
How many Elements are in the compound C2H8O ?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
3
d)
0
10.
How many total atoms are in the compound C2H8O ?
a)
11
b)
2
c)
8
d)
1
11.
How many Magnesium are in 10MgCl2?
a)
10
b)
5
c)
20
12.
Balance this equation:
 2Li + Cl2 -> LiCl
a)
2Li + Cl2 -> 4LiCl2
b)
2Li + Cl2 -> LiCl2
c)
2Li + Cl2 -> 2LiCl
13.
Which number should go in the blank?
_ H2 + O2 -> 2 H2O
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
0
14.
Is the following equation balanced or unbalanced ? 
Al + O2 --> Al2O3
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
15.
What is a coefficient?
a)
The small number on the right of the chemical symbol.
b)
The large number to the left of a formula.
16.
Which problem is balanced?
a)
PbO2 + 2H2
b)
SO2 + H20 --> H2SO4
c)
2Na + 2H2O --> 2NaOH + H2
17.
Is the equation balanced?: 2H2O + O2 --> 4MgO + 3Fe
a)
Yes
b)
No
18.
Balance this equation.
_Mg + _Cl2 --> _MgCl2
a)
1, 2,1
b)
already balanced
c)
2,1,1
d)
1,1,2
19.
KNO3 --> KNO2 + O2
What coefficients are needed to balance the reaction?
a)
2, 2, 1
b)
2, 3, 2
c)
1, 2, 2
d)
1, 3, 1
20.
Balance this equation-
__P4 + __O2 --> __P2O3
a)
it is already balanced
b)
2, 1, 3
c)
1, 2, 3
d)
1, 3, 2
21.
Balance this equation.
_CH4 + _O2 --> _CO2 + _H2O
a)
1,2,1,1
b)
2,1,2,1
c)
1,2,1,2
d)
0,2,0,2
22.

Fill in the blanks with coefficient:

PCl5+_ H2O→_ HCl+H3PO4

a)

4, 5

b)

1, 6

c)

3, 8

d)

2,2

23.

Which equation is balanced?

a)

PbO2 + 2H2--> H2SO4

b)

SO2 + H20 --> H2SO4

c)

2Na + 2H2O --> 2NaOH + H2

d)

2Na + 2H2O --> 2NaOH + H

24.
Balance this equation:
P4+O2  -->  P2O3
a)
3 P4+ O2 --> 2 P2O3
b)
 P4+ O2 --> 2 P2O3
c)
 P4+ 3 O2 --> 2 P2O3
d)
 P4+ 2 O2 --> 3 P2O3
25.
What coefficient should be used to make the following equation balanced?
N2+O2--> _NO 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
26.
How many elements are in C6H12O6?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
27.
Element or compound?
H2O
a)
element
b)
compound
28.
How many HCl molecules do you need to balance this equation? 
Mg +  __HCl --->  MgCl2 + H2
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
29.

Balance the following 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

30.
Is this balanced?
Al + O2 → 2Al2O3
a)
Yes
b)
No