Classifying & Balancing Chemical Reactions Name:

Synthesis SY
Balance each chemical reaction below and identify the reaction Decomposition DC
Combustion C
type by writing the appropriate abbreviation from the box.
Single Displacement SD
Double Displacement DD
Acid-Base AB

Balance Type

1) HBr + Mg(OH)2  MgBr2 + H2O ________________

2) PbBr2 + HCl  HBr + PbCl2 ________________

3) CoBr3 + CaSO4  CaBr2 + Co2(SO4)3 ________________

4) C4H12 + O2  CO2 + H2O ________________

5) B2O3 + H2O  H3BO3 ________________

6) H2O  H2 + O2 ________________

7) C2H4 + O2  CO2 + H2O ________________

8) Mg + Fe2O3  MgO + Fe ________________

9) H3PO4 + Ca(OH)2  Ca3(PO4)2 + H2O ________________

10) Cl2 + KBr  KCl + Br2 ________________

11) H3AsO4  As2O5 + H2O ________________

12) S8 + O2  SO3 ________________

13) Bi(NO3)3 + Al2(SO4)3  Bi2(SO4)3 + Al(NO3)3 _______________

14) HgO  Hg + O2 ________________

15) P + O2  P2O3 ________________

16) HBr + Ba(OH)2  BaBr2 + H2O ________________

17) Fe + H2O  Fe3O4 + H2 ________________

18) C3H8 + O2  H2O + CO2 ________________

Classifying & Balancing Chemical Reactions Name: Answer Key

Synthesis SY
Balance each chemical reaction below and identify the reaction Decomposition DC
Combustion C
type by writing the appropriate abbreviation from the box.
Single Displacement SD
Double Displacement DD
Acid-Base AB

Balance Type

1) 2 HBr + 1 Mg(OH)2  1 MgBr2 + 2 H2O _____AB_________

2) 1 PbBr2 + 2 HCl  2 HBr + 1 PbCl2 _____DD________

3) 2 CoBr3 + 3 CaSO4  3 CaBr2 + 1 Co2(SO4)3 _____DD________

4) 1 C4H12 + 7 O2  4 CO2 + 6 H2O _____C__________

5) 1 B2O3 + 3 H2O  2 H3BO3 _____SY_________

6) 2 H2O  2 H2 + 1 O2 _____DC_________

7) 1 C2H4 + 3 O2  2 CO2 + 2 H2O _____C__________

8) 3 Mg + 1 Fe2O3  3 MgO + 2 Fe _____SD_________

9) 2 H3PO4 + 3 Ca(OH)2  1 Ca3(PO4)2 + 6 H2O _____AB_________

10) 1 Cl2 + 2 KBr  2 KCl + 1 Br2 _____SD_________

11) 2 H3AsO4  1 As2O5 + 3 H2O _____DC_________

12) 1 S8 + 12 O2  8 SO3 _____SY_________

13) 2 Bi(NO3)3 + 1 Al2(SO4)3  1 Bi2(SO4)3 + 2 Al(NO3)3 ____DD________

14) 2 HgO  2 Hg + 1 O2 _____DC_________

15) 4P + 3 O2  2 P2O3 _____SY_________

16) 2 HBr + 1 Ba(OH)2  1 BaBr2 + 2 H2O _____AB_________

17) 3 Fe + 4 H2O  1 Fe3O4 + 4 H2 _____SD_________

18) 1 C3H8 + 5 O2  4 H2O + 3 CO2 _____C__________