Balancing Chemical Equations Worksheet

Combustion reactions
In balancing combustion reactions with hydrocarbons, balance the elements in alphabetical order, C H O
Balance the carbon atoms first, hydrogen atoms second and oxygen atoms third.

The Complete Combustion of Hydrocarbons.

1.

CH4

O2

CO2

H2O

2.

C3H8

O2

CO2

H2O

3.

C2H4

O2

CO2

H2O

4.

C4H8

O2

CO2

H2O

5.

C5H12

O2

CO2

H2O

6.

C6H12

O2

CO2

H2O

7.

C6H12O6

O2

CO2

H2O

8.

C2H6

O2

CO2

H2O

9.

C4H10

O2

CO2

H2O

10.

C2H5OH

O2

CO2

H2O

The Incomplete Combustion of Hydrocarbons

11.

C2H4

O2

CO

H2O

12.

C3H4

O2

H2O

13.

C5H12

O2

H2O

14.

C3H6

O2

CO

H2O

15.

C3H8

O2

H2O

16.

C5H12

O2

H2O

17.

C3H4

O2

H2O

18.

C7H16

O2

H2O

19.

C4H6

O2

H2O

20.

C3H8

O2

CO

H2O

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Balancing Chemical Equations Worksheet Answers

Combustion reactions
In balancing combustion reactions with hydrocarbons, balance the elements in alphabetical order, C H O
Balance the carbon atoms first, hydrogen atoms second and oxygen atoms third.

The Complete Combustion of Hydrocarbons

1.

CH4

2O2

CO2

2H2O

2.

C3H8

5O2

3CO2

4H2O

3.

C2H4

3O2

2CO2

2H2O

4.

C4H8

6O2

4CO2

4H2O

5.

C5H12

8O2

5CO2

6H2O

8.

C6H12

9O2

6CO2

6H2O

9.

C6H12O6

6O2

6CO2

6H2O

6.

2C2H6

7O2

4CO2

6H2O

7.

2C4H10

13O2

8CO2

10H2O

10.

C2H5OH

3O2

2CO2

3H2O

The Incomplete Combustion of Hydrocarbons

11.

C2H4

2O2

2CO

2H2O

12.

C3H4

O2

3C

2H2O

13.

C5H12

3O2

5C

6H2O

14.

C3H6

3O2

3CO

3H2O

15.

C3H8

2O2

3C

4H2O

16.

C5H12

3O2

5C

6H2O

17.

C3H4

O2

3C

2H2O

18.

C7H16

4O2

7C

8H2O

19.

2C4H6

3O2

8C

6H2O

20.

2C3H8

7O2

6CO

8H2O

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