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 C + H2O
13. C5H12 + O2 C + H2O
14. C3H6 + O2 CO + H2O
15. C3H8 + O2 C + H2O
16. C5H12 + O2 C + H2O
17. C3H4 + O2 C + H2O
18. C7H16 + O2 C + H2O
19. C4H6 + O2 C + 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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