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SPS 3 #1 balancing

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

An ENDOTHERMIC reaction would feel ______ to the touch, while an EXOTHERMIC reaction would feel ______ to the touch.

a)

hot ; cold

b)

cold ; hot

2.

In order for an equation to be balanced, there must be ...

a)

equal numbers of each type of ATOM on both sides.

b)

more products than reactants.

c)

more reactants than products.

d)

equal numbers of MOLECULES on both sides.

3.
What is the left part of a chemical equation called?
2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
a)

Reactants

b)

Products 

c)

Subscripts

d)

Coefficients

4.
What is the right part of a chemical equation called...
2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
a)

Reactants

b)

Products 

c)

Subscripts

d)

Coefficients

5.
Name the part in red:

H2 + O2 -> H2O
a)

Coefficient

b)

Product

c)

Subscript

d)

Reactants

6.

What is the number before a molecule or atom called?

Ex: 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O

a)

Coefficient

b)

Reactant

c)

Subscript

d)

Product

7.

How many atoms of hydrogen (H) are in C6H12O6?

a)

3

b)

6

c)

12

d)

24

8.

What's unbalanced about this equation? 

Al + O2 --> Al2O3

a)

Oxygen (O) only

b)

Aluminum (Al) only

c)

Both oxygen and aluminum

d)

Nothing; it is balanced.

9.
Balance this equation:
 2Li + Cl2 -> LiCl
a)
2Li + Cl2 -> 4LiCl2
b)
2Li + Cl2 -> LiCl2
c)
2Li + Cl2 -> 2LiCl
10.
Is the following equation balanced or unbalanced ? 
Al + O2 --> Al2O3
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced