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Balancing Equations Practice

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Is this equation balanced?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
Not enough information
d)
Left side is balanced
2.
Fill in the blanks with coefficient:
PCl5+_ H2O→_ HCl+H3PO4
a)
4, 5
b)
1, 6
c)
3, 8
d)
2,2
3.
Which problem is balanced?
a)
PbO2 + 2H2--> H2SO4
b)
SO2 + H20 --> H2SO4
c)
2Na + 2H2O --> 2NaOH + H2
d)
2Na + 2H2O --> 2NaOH + H
4.
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.
5.
Balance this equation
_Zn+_HCl-->_ZnCl+_H2
a)
1,1,2,1
b)
1,1,1,2
c)
1,2,1,1
d)
2,1,1,1
6.
Balance this equation.
_Mg + _Cl--> _MgCl2
a)
1, 2,1
b)
already balanced
c)
2,1,1
d)
1,1,2
7.
How many atoms of aluminum are on each side of the following equation: 4Al + 3O--> 2AlO3
a)
2
b)
6
c)
1
d)
4
8.
The blue numbers in the image below represent ________
a)
Charges
b)
coefficients
c)
subscripts
d)
none of the answers are correct
9.
Finish a blalanced equation:
Mg(OH)2 --> __________
a)
Mg(OH)--> MgOH
b)
Mg(OH)2 --> MgO+ H2O
c)
Mg(OH)2 --> MgO+ H2
d)
Mg(OH)2 --> Mg+ H2O
10.
Balance this equation:
P4+O2  -->  P2O3
a)
3 P4+ O--> 2 P2O3
b)
 P4+ O--> 2 P2O3
c)
 P4+ 3 O2 --> 2 P2O3
d)
 P4+ 2 O--> 3 P2O3
11.
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
12.
Balance this equation,            
Al2O3 --> Al + O2 
a)
Cannot be balanced
b)
2Al2O3 --> 2Al+3O2 
c)
2Al2O3--> 4Al+3O2 
d)
3Al2O3--> 2Al+O2 
13.
Which elements are(is) not balanced?
LiNO3 +CaBr2 --> Ca(NO3)2 +  LiBr   
a)
Li
b)
Ca and Li
c)
O and N
d)
Ca
14.
Which of the following has the most number of O?
a)
2Mg3(PO4)2
b)
4AlPO4
c)
3Al(NO3)3
d)
15KOH
15.
Balance the equation:
Si(OH)4+NaBr-->
 SiBr4+NaOH
a)
Si(OH)4+2NaBr--> SiBr4+NaOH
b)
Si(OH)4+4NaBr--> SiBr4+4NaOH
c)
Si(OH)4+NaBr--> SiBr4+4NaOH
d)
Si(OH)4+2NaBr--> SiBr4+2NaOH
16.
N2 + H2 = NH4
a)
Balanced
b)
Unbalanced
17.

Balance the following equation:

__NaCl --> __Na + __Cl2

(a)  

18.

Which equation is balanced?

a)

PbO2 + 2H2--> H2SO4

b)

SO2 + H20 --> H2SO4

c)

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

d)

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

19.

How many HCl molecules do you need to balance this equation?

2Mg + ​ (a)   HCl ---> 2MgCl2 + 2H2

Choose from the below words
4
1
2
3
20.

Drag and drop the coefficients that balance this equation 2 FeFe   + ​ (a)   Cl2Cl_2  ---->  ​ (b)     FeCl3FeCl_3  

Choose from the below words
3
2
21.

Balance this equation ​ (a)   N+ ​ (b)   H--> ​ (c)   NH3

Choose from the below words
1
3
2
22.

Balance this equation. _CF+ _Br→ _CBr+ _F2

a)

3,1,2,1

b)

1,2,1,2

c)

2,2,2,2

23.
What is the total number of atoms present in 5Na3PO4
a)
5
b)
40
c)
55
d)
8
24.

In 3P2O5, there are ​ (a)   phosphorus (P) atoms and ​ (b)   oxygen (O) atoms.

Choose from the below words
6
15
8
3
12
21
25.

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.

26.

What is wrong with how this student balanced the equation?

Original equation: Ag + O2 ---> Ag2O

Solution: Ag + O2 ---> 2Ag2O

a)

They changed the molecular structure of the products/reactants.

b)

The silver (Ag) still isn't balanced.

c)

The oxygen (O) still isn't balanced.

d)

They left out the reactants.

27.
What are the correct coefficients when this equation is balanced?
KClO3  --> KCl  +  O2
a)
2,2,2
b)
2,2,3
c)
1,2,3
d)
3,3,3
28.

Is the following equation balanced?

Al + O2 ---> 2Al2O3

a)

YES

b)

NO