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Balancing Equations Practice

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What coefficient should be used to make the following equation balanced?
N2+O2--> _NO 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.

Which equation is balanced?

a)

PbO2 + 2H2

b)

SO2 + H20 --> H2SO4

c)

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

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

What law governs the balancing of chemical equations?

a)

Law of Energy

b)

Law of Conservation of Matter/Mass

c)

Law of Gravity

d)

Law of Matter Movement

5.

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

6.

What are the coefficients that would properly balance this equation?

__Ca + __H2O --> __Ca(OH)2 + __H2

a)

2,1 --> 2,1

b)

1,2 --> 1,1

c)

1,2 --> 2,4

d)

1,2 --> 2,1

7.
What is the right ratio of chemicals for the BCE (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
8.
Which number should go in the blank?
Al(NO3)3 + _  NaOH -> Al(OH)3 + 3 NaNO3
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
0
9.

What is the left part of a chemical equation called?

2H2 + O2 ---> 2H2O

a)

Reactants

b)

Yields

c)

Products

d)

Chemical equation

10.

What is the right part of a chemical equation called?

2H2 + O2 ---> 2H2O

a)

Reactants

b)

Yields

c)

Products

d)

Chemical Equation

11.

How many Mn atoms are found in the following compound?

2MnO4

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

8

12.

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

Example: H2

a)

Coefficient

b)

Atom

c)

Subscript

d)

Equation

13.

Is the following equation balanced?

Al + O2 ---> 2Al2O3

a)

YES

b)

NO

14.

What is the number before a chemical formula called?

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

a)

Coefficient

b)

Atom

c)

Subscript

d)

Equation

15.

Which of the following equations are correctly balanced?

a)

12CO2 + H2O ---> C6H12O6 + O2

b)

CO2 + H2O ---> 3C6H12O6 + O2

c)

CO2 + 9H2O ---> C6H12O6 + O2

d)

6CO2 + 6H2O ---> C6H12O6 + 6O2

16.
In balancing chemical equations, we change
a)
Coefficients
b)
Subscripts
c)
Both can be changed
d)
None can be changed
17.
How many phosphorus atoms are in PO4?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
How many oxygen atoms are present in the following? 
4Ca(OH)2
a)
4
b)
6
c)
8
d)
1
19.

Ca + AlCl3 --> CaCl2 + Al

a)

Synthesis

b)

Decomposition

c)

Single replacement

d)

Double replacement

20.

3Mg + N2 --> Mg3N2

a)

Synthesis

b)

Decomposition

c)

Single replacement

d)

Double replacement

21.

NO2 --> N2 + O2

a)

Synthesis

b)

Decomposition

c)

Single Replacement

d)

double replacement

22.

AgF + CaCl2 ---> AgCl + CaF2

a)

double replacement

b)

decomposition

c)

single replacement

d)

synthesis

23.

Which type of reaction is described in the following equation:

C3H8 + 5O2 → 3CO2 + 4H2O

a)

Synthesis

b)

Decomposition

c)

Single Replacement

d)

Double Replacement

e)

Combustion

24.

Is the following equation balanced?

4Fe + 3O2 ---> 2Fe2O3

a)

YES

b)

NO

25.

The number of atoms you begin with in a chemical reaction...

a)

must be the same as the number of atoms you end with

b)

must be an even number

c)

can be different to the number you finish with

d)

changes depending on how much energy is formed