ACh (Skill) Name: ______________________________________

Hr: ____
Worksheet #4 Balancing Equations and Predicting Products
Targets:
• balance correctly written skeleton (formula) equations.
• classify five basic types of chemical reactions.

Label each of the following word equations as Synthesis (S), Decomposition (D), Single
Replacement (SR), Double Replacement (DR), or Combustion (C). Write the skeletal equation.
Rewrite the skeletal equation and finally balance it.
Type of
Reaction

1. aluminum + lead (II) nitrate solution → aluminum nitrate solution + lead

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation

2. water + calcium oxide → calcium hydroxide solution

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation

3. sodium sulfate + hydrochloric acid → sodium chloride + sulfuric acid

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation

 4. sodium carbonate → sodium oxide + carbon dioxide

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation

5. calcium + water → solid calcium hydroxide + hydrogen

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation

6. sodium chlorate → sodium chloride + oxygen

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation

 Targets:
• balance correctly written skeleton (formula) equations.
• write correct skeleton (formula) equations from chemical word equations.
• predict the products of given chemical reactions.

Label each of the following reactions as Synthesis (S), Decomposition (D), Single Replacement
(SR), Double Replacement (DR), or Combustion (C). Then predict what the products will be by
completing the word equation. Write the skeletal equation. Finally rewrite the skeletal equation
and balance it.

Type of
Reaction

9. magnesium fluoride → ______________________________________

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation

10. ammonium sulfate + calcium hydroxide → ____________________

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation

11. methane (CH4) + oxygen → _________________________________

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation

 12. copper + magnesium nitrate → ______________________________

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation

13. barium phosphide → _______________________________________

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation

14. iron (II) sulfide + hydrochloric acid → ________________________

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation

15. copper + oxygen → (copper (II) compound) ______________________

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation

 EXTRA

8. ammonium phosphate + barium hydroxide → ammonium hydroxide +

barium phosphate

skeletal equation

balanced chemical equation