Chemical Reactions Package Questions

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Balancing equations is the FIRST and most important step in almost every problem we will explore this

year.

YOULearn #3 – Balancing and Identifying Types of Chemical Reactions Name: _______________

I. Balancing Chemical Reactions:

1) Balance atoms that are alone first if possible.


2) Leave the balancing of Hydrogen and Oxygen atoms to the end.
3) If the Same polyatomic ions appear on both the reactant and product sides of a reaction, leave the
polyatomic ion as one Unit.
4) List all the atom/polyatomic ion from the skeletal equation below the arrow
5) Remember you can only list a polyatomic if it appears on BOTH sides of the equation
6) Tally the total of each atoms/polyatomic ions from the left and right side of the equation
7) When you change the coefficients, change the number of atoms/polyatomic ions until they are equal on
both sides

Example: Al(s) + HBr(aq) AlBr3(aq) + H2(g)

Example: Pb(NO3)2(aq) + Al2(SO4)3(aq) PbSO4(s) + Al(NO3)3 (aq)

Example: Zn(OH)2(aq) + H3PO4(aq) Zn3(PO4)2(aq) + H2O(l)

Write the following word equations into chemical equations and balance each equation.

1. hydrogen gas + oxygen gas water


Balancing equations is the FIRST and most important step in almost every problem we will explore this
year.

2. iron + sulphur iron (II) sulphide ( note: Sulpher is found as S8 in nature)

3. sodium chloride + silver nitrate silver chloride + sodium nitrate

4. carbon + oxygen gas carbon dioxide

5. calcium hydroxide + carbon dioxide calcium carbonate + water

6. zinc + copper (II) sulfate zinc sulfate + copper

7. sodium + water sodium hydroxide + hydrogen gas


Balancing equations is the FIRST and most important step in almost every problem we will explore this
year.

8. aluminum + iron (III) oxide aluminum oxide + iron

9. Zinc and lead (II) nitrate react to form zinc nitrate and lead.

10. Aluminum bromide and chlorine gas react to form aluminum chloride and bromine gas.

11. Sodium phosphate and calcium chloride react to form calcium phosphate and sodium
chloride.

12. Calcium hydroxide and phosphoric acid react to form calcium phosphate and water.

13. Copper and sulfuric acid react to form copper (II) sulfate and water and sulfur dioxide.
Balancing equations is the FIRST and most important step in almost every problem we will explore this
year.

II. Types of Reactions:

Compound XY Atom X + Atom Y

1) _________________________________

Atom X + Atom Y Compound XY

2) _________________________________

Ionic Compound AB + Atom M Ionic Compound MB + Atom A

3) _________________________________

Ionic compound CD + Ionic Compound EF Ionic compound CF + Ionic Compound ED

4) _________________________________

HX + YOH H2O + YX
(note: HX represents a standard acid/YOH a standard base)

5) __________________________________

CxHy + O2(g) CO2(g) + H2O(g)

6) __________________________________

Ionic Compound AB + water Ion A+ (aq) + Ion B-(aq)


7) ___________Dissociation___________
Balancing equations is the FIRST and most important step in almost every problem we will explore this
year.
Predicting Products and Identifying Chemical Reactions

Identify the products for the following word equations. Change the word equations into chemical
equations and identify the type of reaction. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BALANCE

1. sodium chloride + hydrogen carbonate

2. mercury (II) oxide

3. potassium + water

4. zinc + hydrogen chloride

5. copper(II) + chlorine gas

6. bromine gas + water

7. manganese (II) + oxygen gas

8. H3PO4 + Mg(OH)2
Balancing equations is the FIRST and most important step in almost every problem we will explore this
year.

9. ammonium sulfide + zinc chloride

10. barium phosphate + sodium sulfate

11. iron (III) chloride + water

12. tricarbon octahydride + oxygen gas

13. hydrogen phosphate + calcium hydroxide

14. copper (I) + hydrogen sulfate

15. iron (III) chloride + sodium carbonate sodium chloride + iron (III) carbonate

16. aluminum sulphate + water

17. iron(III) + water

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