Chemistry 0861 Learning Centre

Balancing Chemical Equations 2

EXERCISES
Balance the following equations by writing in coefficients in front of the molecules.
1) ___ Mg + ___ N2 → ___ Mg3N2

2) ___ Ca(CℓO3)2 → ___ CaCℓ2 + ___ O2

3) ___ K + ___ H2O → ___ KOH + ___ H2

4) ___ HCℓ + ___ Ba(OH)2 → ___ BaCℓ2 + ___ H2O

5) ___ Pb(NO3)2 + ___ NaCℓ → ___ PbCℓ2 + ___ NaNO3

6) ___ As2S3 + ___ HCℓ → ___ AsCℓ3 + ___ H2S

7) ___ SO2 + ___ O2 → ___ SO3

8) ___ NH4NO3 → ___ N2O + ___ H2O

9) ___ Aℓ + ___ H2SO4 → ___ Aℓ2(SO4)3 + ___ H2

10) ___ Zn + ___ HC2H3O2 → ___ Zn(C2H3O2)2 + ___ H2

11) ___ C5H12 + ___ O2 → ___ CO2 + ___ H2O

12) ___ C6H14 + ___ O2 → ___ CO2 + ___ H2O

13) ___ BaCℓ2 + ___ (NH4)2CO3 → ___ BaCO3 + ___ NH4Cℓ

14) ___ Ca3(PO4)2 + ___ H3PO4 → ___ Ca(H2PO4)2

15) ___ Mg + ___ B2O3 → ___ MgO + ___ B

16) ___ Aℓ + ___ MnO2 → ___ Mn + ___ Aℓ2O3

17) ___ Aℓ2S3 + ___ H2O → ___ Aℓ(OH)3 + ___ H2S

18) ___ C5H11OH + ___ O2 → ___ CO2 + ___ H2O

19) ___ H2O2 → ___ H2O + ___ O2

20) ___ Ca + ___ H2O → ___ Ca(OH)2 + ___ H2

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byEmily
Gordon Wong
Simpson
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SOLUTIONS
(1) 3 Mg + N2 → Mg3N2
(2) Ca(CℓO3)2 → CaCℓ2 + 3 O2
(3) 2 K + 2 H2O → 2 KOH + H2
(4) 2 HCℓ + Ba(OH)2 → BaCℓ2 + 2 H2O
(5) Pb(NO3)2 + 2 NaCℓ → PbCℓ2 + 2 NaNO3
(6) As2S3 + 6 HCℓ → 2 AsCℓ3 + 3 H2S
(7) 2 SO2 + O2 → 2 SO3
(8) NH4NO3 → N2O + 2 H2O
(9) 2 Aℓ + 3 H2SO4 → Aℓ2(SO4)3 + 3 H2
(10) Zn + 2 HC2H3O2 → Zn(C2H3O2)2 + H2
(11) C5H12 + 8 O2 → 5 CO2 + 6 H2O
(12) 2 C6H14 + 19 O2 → 12 CO2 + 14 H2O
(13) BaCℓ2 + (NH4)2CO3 → BaCO3 + 2 NH4Cℓ
(14) Ca3(PO4)2 + 4 H3PO4 → 3 Ca(H2PO4)2
(15) 3 Mg + B2O3 → 3 MgO + 2 B
(16) 4 Aℓ + 3 MnO2 → 3 Mn + 2 Aℓ2O3
(17) Aℓ2S3 + 6 H2O → 2 Aℓ(OH)3 + 3 H2S
(18) 2 C5H11OH + 15 O2 → 10 CO2 + 12 H2O
(19) 2 H2O2 → 2 H2O + O2
(20) Ca + 2 H2O → Ca(OH)2 + H2

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