Balancing Chemical Equations

Chemical Reaction

• a substance formed as a result of a chemical reaction

• a change in matter that produces one or more new substances

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

• a substance that enters into a chemical reaction

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Chemical Equation

• A representation of a chemical reaction

• the starting materials in a chemical reaction

• the new substances that are formed in a chemical reaction

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

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The Law of Conservation of Matter

• tells how many atoms of an element are contained in one molecule or formula unit.

• the starting materials in a chemical reaction

• the new substances that are formed in a chemical reaction

• A law stating that atoms are not created or destroyed during a chemical reaction.

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Is the equation balanced?: 2H₂O + O₂ --> 4MgO + 3Fe

• yes

• no

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Balance this equation

_Al +_HCl --> _H₂ +_AlCl₃

• 2,6,3,2

• it's already balanced

• 4,12,3,4

• 2,1,4,5

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The coefficient in 3H₂O is

• 6

• 5

• 2

• 3

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How many atoms of carbon (C) are in C₆H₁₂O₆?

• 3
• 6
• 12
• 24

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How many Sodium (Na) are in 6NaCl?

• 1
• 12
• 6

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How many Hydrogen are in 4H₂O?

• 6
• 8
• 2
• 4

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Is this equation balanced?

• yes
• no
• Not enough information

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