AGRIPA, DARYLL A.

CHEM DDM1

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: AGRIPA, DARYLL
A.

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

ANSWER:
2H2(g) + O2(g) = 2H2O(g)
AGRIPA, DARYLL A. CHEM DDM1

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)

ANSWER:

Fe(s) + S(s) = FeS

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

ANSWER:

AgNO3(s) + NaCl(s) = AgCl(s) + NaNO3(s)

4. carbon + oxygen gas carbon dioxide

ANSWER:

C(s) + O2 = CO2

5. calcium hydroxide + carbon dioxide calcium carbonate + water

ANSWER:

Ca(OH)2 + CO2(g) = CaCO3(s) + H2O(l)

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

ANSWER:

Zn(s) + CuSO4(s) = Cu(s) + ZnSO4(s)

7. sodium + water sodium hydroxide + hydrogen gas

answer

ANSWER:
2Na(s) + 2H2O(l) = 2NaOH(s) + H2(g)
AGRIPA, DARYLL A. CHEM DDM1

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

ANSWER:
2Al(s) + Fe2O3(s) = Al2O3(s) + 2Fe(s)

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

ANSWER:

Zn(s) + Pb(NO3)2(s) = Zn(NO3)2(s) + Pb(s)

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

ANSWER:

2AlBr3(s) + 3 Cl2 = 2AlCl3(g) + 3Br2(l)

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

ANSWER:

2Na3PO4(s) + 3 CaCl2(s) = 6NaCl(s) + Ca3(PO4)2(s)

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

ANSWER:

3 Ca(OH)2(s) + 2 H3PO4(l) = Ca3(PO4)2(s) + 6H2O(l)

AGRIPA, DARYLL A. CHEM DDM1

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

ANSWER:

Cu(s) + 2H2SO4(l) = CuSO4(s) + 2 H2O(l) + SO2(g)

AGRIPA, DARYLL A. CHEM DDM1

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) ______Decomposition___________________________

Atom X + Atom Y Compound XY

2) ______Synthesis___________________________

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

3) _______Single Replacement__________________________

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

4) ________Double Replacement_________________________

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

5) _______ Double Replacement ___________________________

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

6) ________Combustion__________________________

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

7) ___________ Combustion ___________
AGRIPA, DARYLL A. CHEM DDM1

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 mercury (II) cation + oxide anion

HgO=Hg2+ + O2- decomposition reaction

3. potassium + water potassium hydroxide + hydrogen

K + H2O = KOH + H2 single replacement reaction

4. zinc + hydrogen chloride Zinc chlorides + Hydrogen monohydride

Zn+HCl=ZnCl2+H2 Displacement reaction

5. copper(II) + chlorine gas Copper(II) chloride + Oxygen

CuO + Cl2 = CuCl2 + O2 Single Displacement

6. bromine gas + water Hydrogen bromide + Hypobromous Acid

Br2 + H2O = HBr + HBrO Double Displacement

7. manganese (II) + oxygen gas Manganic oxide Manganese oxide

MnO + O2 = Mn2O3 Synthesis

8. H3PO4 + Mg(OH)2 Mg3(PO4)2 + H2O Double Displacement

Phosphoric acid + Magnesium hydroxide = Magnesium phosphate + water

AGRIPA, DARYLL A. CHEM DDM1

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

9. ammonium sulfide + zinc chloride Zinc sulfide + Ammonium chloride

(NH4)2S + ZnCl₂ = ZnS + NH4Cl Double Displacement

10. barium phosphate + sodium sulfate barium sulfate + Trisodium phosphate

Ba3(PO4)2 + Na2SO4 = BaSO4 + Na3PO4 Double Displacement

11. iron (III) chloride + water Iron(III) oxide-hydroxide + Hydrogen chloride

FeCl3 + H2O = Fe(OH)3 + HCl Double Displacement

12. tricarbon octahydride + oxygen gas Carbon dioxide + water

C2H2 + O2 = CO2 + H2O Combustion

13. hydrogen phosphate + calcium hydroxide Calcium phosphate + water

HPO₄ + Ca(OH)2 = Ca3(PO4)2 + H2O Double Displacement

14. copper (I) + hydrogen sulfate water + Copper sulfate

Cu₂O + HSO₄⁻ = H2O + CuSO4 Double Displacement

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

FeCl3 + Na₂CO₃ = NaCl + Fe2(CO3)3 Double Displacement

16. aluminum sulphate + water Aluminium hydroxide + Sulfuric acid

Al2(SO4)3 + H2O = Al(OH)3 + H2SO4 Double Displacement

17. iron(III) + water

Fe2O3 + H2O = Fe(OH)3 Synthesis