Balancing Chemical Equations Practice

How many HCl molecules do you need to balance this equation? 
Mg +  __HCl --->  MgCl₂ + H₂

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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To balance a chemical equation, it may be necessary to adjust the

• formulas of the products

• subscripts

• coefficients

• number of products

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Balance this equation...
HgO --> 2Hg + O₂

• It is balanced 

• 2HgO --> Hg + O₂

• 2HgO --> 2Hg + O₂

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When writing a chemical equation, reactants are on the _____________ while products are on the _________________.

• top, bottom

• right, left

• left, right

• bottom, top

The amount of atoms on each side of a chemical equation are

• different

• the same

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In chemical reactions, what does the principle of conservation of mass mean?

• Matter is not created or destroyed.

• The total mass of the reactants is greater than the total mass of the products.

• The total mass of the reactants is less than the total mass of the products.

• Matter is not changed.
  

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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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Is this equation balanced?

• yes

• no

• Not enough information

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Which of the following equations are correctly balanced?

• 12CO₂ + H₂O ---> C₆H₁₂O₆ + O₂

• CO₂ + H₂O ---> 3C₆H₁₂O₆ + O₂

• CO₂ + 9H₂O ---> C₆H₁₂O₆ + O₂

• 6CO₂ + 6H₂O ---> C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂

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Balance this equation: H₂ + Cl₂ ---> HCl

• It is balanced.

• H₂ + Cl₂ ---> 2HCl

• 3H₂ + Cl₂ ---> 6HCl

• H₂ + 3Cl₂ ---> 6HCl

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