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Balancing Chemical Equations

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
a)
It states that no matter can be created or destroyed.
b)
It states that no energy can be created or destroyed.
c)
It states that matter can be created or destroyed.
d)
It states that no sound can be created or destroyed.
2.
What is a coefficient?
a)
The small number on the right of the chemical symbol.
b)
The large number in front of a chemical formula.
c)
The number in between the chemical symbols.
d)
The number behind a chemical formula.
3.
What is the part of the chemical equation in green called? 
Fe + S --> FeS
a)
products
b)
reactants
c)
yield
d)
chemical formula
4.
What is the little number after an element in a chemical equation called.
Example: H2
a)
Coefficient 
b)
Subscript
c)
Atom
d)
Equation
5.
What coefficient should be used to make the following equation balanced?
N2+O2--> _NO 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
6.
Which problem is balanced?
(Check ALL answers)
a)
PbO2 + 2H2
b)
SO2 + H20 --> H2SO4
c)
2Na + 2H2O --> 2NaOH + H2
7.
How many elements are in C6H12O6?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
Element or compound?
H2O
a)
element
b)
compound
9.
How many HCl molecules do you need to balance this equation? 
Mg +  __HCl --->  MgCl2 + H2
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
10.
Is this balanced?
Al + O2 → 2Al2O3
a)
Yes
b)
No
11.
What is the right part of a chemical equation called...
2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
a)
Reactants
b)
Products 
c)
Yields 
d)
Chemical Equation 
12.
What is the total number of atoms present in 5Na3PO4
a)
5
b)
40
c)
55
d)
8
13.
Is the following equation balanced?
2C2H2 + 5O2 --> 4CO2 + 2H2O
a)
yes
b)
no
14.
Which of the following equations are correctly balanced?
a)
12CO2 +H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2
b)
CO2 + 9H2O --> C6H12O6 + O2
c)
CO2 + H2O --> 3C6H12O6 + O2
d)
6CO2 + 6H2O --> C6H12O6 + 6O2
15.

Balance the following equation:

___ H2+ ___ O2→___ H2O

a)

1, 1, 3

b)

2, 2, 2

c)

1, 2, 1

d)

2,1, 2

16.

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

17.

Chemical Reaction

a)

a substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction

b)

a change in matter that produces one or more new substances

c)

the process in which substances undergo chemical changes that result in the formation of new substances

d)

a substance that enters into a chemical reaction

18.

Chemical Equation

a)

A representation of a chemical reaction

b)

the starting materials in a chemical reaction

c)

the new substances that are formed in a chemical reaction

d)

tells how many atoms, molecules, or formula units take part in a reaction

19.

Balance this equation

_Al +_HCl --> _H2 +_AlCl3

a)

2,6,3,2

b)

it's already balanced

c)

4,12,3,4

d)

2,1,4,5

20.

The coefficient in 3H2O is

a)

6

b)

5

c)

2

d)

3