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Writing and Balancing Equations Worksheet # 1

Write a balanced chemical equation for the following reactions:
1. iron + sulfur  iron (II) sulfide

2. zinc + cupric sulfate  zinc sulfate + copper

3. silver nitrate + sodium bromide  Sodium nitrate + silver bromide

4. potassium chlorate (heated)  potassium chloride + oxygen

5. water (in presence of electricity)  hydrogen + oxygen

6. mercury (II) oxide (heated)  mercury + oxygen

7. potassium iodide + lead (II) nitrate  lead (II) iodide + potassium nitrate

8. aluminum + oxygen  aluminum oxide

9. magnesium chloride + ammonium nitrate  magnesium nitrate + ammonium chloride

10. iron (III) chloride + ammonium hydroxide  iron (III) hydroxide + ammonium chloride

11. iron (III)oxide + carbon  iron + carbon monoxide

12. iron + water  hydrogen + iron (III)oxide

13. iron (III) chloride + potassium hydroxide  potassium chloride + iron (III) hydroxide

14. aluminum + sulfuric acid  aluminum sulfate + hydrogen

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Writing and Balancing Equations Worksheet #2
I. Counting Atoms
_____1. How many total atoms are there in 5 formula units of calcium hydroxide?

_____2. How many total atoms are there in 3 formula units of tin (IV) carbonate?

_____3. How many atoms of oxygen are there in 4 formula units of copper(II) sulfite?

____4. How many atoms of hydrogen are there in 5 molecules of acetic acid?

____5. How many atoms of oxygen are there in 7 molecules of oxygen gas?

II. Balancing Equations-Write balanced equations for each of the following reactions
l. magnesium plus oxygen gas yields magnesium oxide

2. Iron plus oxygen gas yields iron (III) oxide

3. water plus dinitrogen trioxide yields HNO2

4. sodium oxide plus water yields sodium hydroxide.

5. iron plus water yields (in the presence of heat) Fe 3O4 plus hydrogen gas.

6. potassium chlorate yields (in the presence of heat) potassium chloride plus oxygen gas.

7. aluminum plus lead (II) nitrate yields aluminum nitrate plus lead.

8. copper plus silver nitrite yields copper (II) nitrite plus silver

9. calcium hydroxide plus hydrochloric acid yields calcium chloride and water.

10. potassium hydroxide plus phosphoric acid yields potassium phosphate and water.

11. sodium sulfite plus hydrochloric acid yields sodium chloride and water and sulfur dioxide.

12. ammonium sulfate plus potassium hydroxide yields potassium sulfate plus NH 3 plus water.
 Predicting Products and Balancing Equations Worksheet #1
Identify the reaction type to the left of the problem number (synthesis, decomposition, and
combustion). If the reaction occurs, predict the products and write a balanced equation. If there would
be no reaction, write NO REACTION.

_____________1. nitrogen gas combines with calcium metal

_____________2. propane is combusted completely

_____________3. potassium bromide is synthesized from its constituent elements

_____________4. iron and fluorine react

_____________5. copper (I) carbonate decomposes

_____________6. calcium oxide is heated

_____________7. ethane is combusted completely

_____________8. strontium hydroxide decomposes

_____________9. lead (IV) oxide is heated

_____________10. lithium oxide is heated

_____________11. sodium chlorate decomposes

____________12. barium chloride is heated

____________13. copper and oxygen react

_____________14. complete combustion of decane

_____________15. oxygen gas combines with sodium

_____________16. heptadecane is combusted completely

_____________17. barium and chlorine react

_____________18. iron (II) carbonate decomposes

_____________19. sodium oxide is heated

_____________20. methane is combusted completely

_____________21. aluminum hydroxide decomposes

_____________22. lead (II) oxide is heated

_____________23. magnesium chlorate decomposes

 Predicting and Balancing Equations Worksheet #2
Determine if the following chemicals react when they come into contact with each other. Identify the reaction
type to the left of the problem number (single replacement or double replacement). If the reaction occurs predict
the products and write a balanced equation using symbols (g), (aq), (l), (s) when appropriate. If there would be
no reaction, write NO REACTION.
For the following assume all compounds are aqueous (dissolved in water).

___________1. silver bromide and iodine crystals

___________2. sodium phosphate and pure iron metal

___________3. zinc nitrate and strontium fluoride

___________4. calcium nitrate and sodium sulfate

___________5. solid calcium and aluminum chloride

___________6. copper (II) chloride and aluminum hydroxide

____________7. lead (II) nitrate and sodium iodide

____________8. nickel (II) carbonate and solid lithium

_____________9. ammonium chlorate and magnesium hydroxide

_____________10. lead (II) bisulfate and solid aluminum

_____________11. solid potassium and hydrochloric acid

_____________12. zinc metal and phosphoric acid

_____________13. magnesium fluorine and copper (I) chloride

_____________14. lithium metal and hydrochloric acid

_____________15. chlorine gas and barium fluoride

_____________16. sulfuric acid and aluminum metal

_____________17. solid sodium and lithium sulfite

_____________18. pure silver jewelry and hydrochloric acid

_____________19. aluminum iodide and potassium sulfide

Predict and balance the following double-replacement reactions using symbols (g), (aq), (l), and (s) when
appropriate then write a net ionic equation for the reaction.
1. silver nitrate and potassium chromate
Balanced Equation:

Net Ionic Equation:

2. zinc acetate and cesium hydroxide

Balanced Equation:

Net Ionic Equation:

3. ammonium sulfide and lead (II) nitrate

Balanced Equation:

Net Ionic Equation:

4. iron (III) sulfate and barium iodide

Balanced Equation:

Net Ionic Equation:

 More Practice - Predicting and Balancing Equations Worksheet
Balance the equations using symbols (g), (aq), (l), (s) when appropriate. Identify the reaction to the left of the number
(synthesis, decomposition, combustion, single replacement, double replacement, or redox). If a reaction would not occur
write NO REACTION. If the reaction is a redox reaction identify the elements that go through oxidation and reduction.

___________1. aqueous silver bromide is reacted with chlorine gas

___________2. aqueous sodium phosphate is brought in contact with solid iron

___________3. aqueous zinc sulfide is poured into aqueous strontium fluoride

___________4. aqueous silver nitrate and aqueous sodium phosphate are mixed

___________5. solid calcium is added to aqueous copper (II) chloride

___________6. aqueous copper (II) chloride is mixed with solid iodide

____________7. solid magnesium chloride is heated

____________8. aqueous lead (II) nitrite plus aqueous lithium iodide

____________9. bromine gas plus solid copper

____________10. aqueous nickel (II) carbonate plus solid magnesium

_____________11. complete combustion of ethane gas

_____________12. aqueous potassium chlorate is mixed with aqueous magnesium hydroxide

Predict and balance the following double-replacement reactions based on the solubility of the products. Use the
abbreviations (aq) and (s) for the reactants and products. All reactants are aqueous. If the reaction does not occur write NO
REACTION. If a reaction does occur, write a net ionic equation for the reaction.

1. silver nitrate and potassium chromate

2. ammonium chloride and cobalt (III) sulfate

3. lithium hydroxide and sodium chromate

4. rubidium phosphate and calcium hydroxide

5. iron (III) sulfate and barium iodide

 Properties and Changes in Matter and Chemical Reactions Test Review
Review notes and all worksheets! Make sure you know the polyatomic ions (formulas, names, and charges)!

Physical and Chemical Changes and Properties:

1. Define and give examples of a physical property, chemical property, physical change, and chemical
change.
2. What are four indicators of a chemical change?
3. Define solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.

Counting Atoms:
_____4. How many total elements are in 4 molecules of sulfur trioxide? How many total atoms in those 4
molecules of sulfur trioxide?_______
_____5. How many atoms are in 8 molecules of nitrogen?
_____6. How many hydrogen atoms are present in 4 molecules of phosphoric acid?

Equations: You must KNOW the formulas and charges of the polyatomic ions. You must be able to
recognize the type of reaction in order to predict the products and balance the equations.
Determine the type of reaction to the left of the problem, write and balance the following equations. Use
symbols when appropriate.
7. __________C2H5OH reacts with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide gas and water vapor.

8. __________Solid sodium oxide and water produce sodium hydroxide

9. __________Solutions of plumbic chloride and sodium chromate react to produce solid plumbic
chromate and a solution of sodium chloride.

10. __________Hydrogen and flourine gases react to form gaseous hydrogen fluoride.

11. __________Aluminum sulfate solution is added to a solution of calcium hydroxide to produce two
insoluble products: aluminum hydroxide and calcium sulfate.

12. __________solid magnesium chlorate decomposes

13. __________iron (III) carbonate decomposes with heat

14. __________potassium hydroxide is heated and begins to decompose

15. __________lithium oxide is heated

16. ___________radium oxide is heated

17. __________complete combustion of liquid octane, C8H18

18. __________chlorine gas is bubbled through a solution of sodium bromide

19. __________pure barium is added to a solution of silver acetate.

20. __________copper powder reacts with oxygen when heated

 21. __________solid iron reacts with oxygen gas

22. __________aluminum acetate is added to a solution of strontium hydroxide

23. __________silver metal comes into contact with a potassium sulfide solution

24. __________chlorine gas is exposed to barium fluoride

25. __________zinc is placed into a solution of sodium carbonate

26. __________solutions of sodium sulfate and potassium phosphate are mixed together

27. __________solutions of ammonium carbonate and sodium sulfide are mixed together

Net Ionic Reactions: Write the equation and net ionic equations for the following reactions. (Use your
solubility rules.)
28. ammonium sulfide solution is poured in an aqueous cadmium nitrate solution.

29. solutions of zinc nitrate and calcium sulfide are mixed.

Redox Reactions Practice Problems (Remember that oxidation is losing electrons and reduction is
gaining electrons.)
30. Assign, using page 591, oxidation states to the following: a. Li b. Fe3+ c.HCl

d. SO2 e. HBr f. CaSO4 g. KNO3 h. NO2- i. SO32-

31. Determine if the following are oxidation half reactions or reduction half reactions.
a. Ag  Ag1+ + 1e-

b. Al3+ + 3e-  Al

32. Determine if the following equations are redox reactors or not. Write and label the oxidation half reaction
and the reduction half reaction for the redox reactions:
a. H2 + Br2  2HBr

b. CuO + Mg  MgO + Cu

c. 2CuO  O2 + 2Cu

d. 8H2 + S8  8H2S

e. SrBr2 + 2NaI  2NaBr + SrI2

 Redox Reactions Worksheet
1. Calculate the oxidation state of each element in each of the following:
a. P2O5 b. ZnS c. CuSO3 d. PO43- e. (NH4)2SO4 f. Ag3PO3

g. HgCl2 h. MnCO3 i. I2O7 j. Fe(MnO4)3

2. Label each of the following half-reactions as either an oxidation or a reduction half-reaction:

a. Br2 + 2e- → 2Br-

b.. Ag → Ag1+ + 1e-

c. Fe3+ + 1e- → Fe2+

3. Determine which of the following are redox reactions. For each redox reaction write the oxidation–
reduction half-reaction and identify the oxidizing and reducing agent.

a. 2KNO3 → 2KNO2 + O2

b. H2 + CuO → Cu + H2O

c. NaOH + HCl → NaCl + H2O

d. 3I2 + 2H3SO3 + 2H2O → 6HI + 2H2SO4

e. 8Al + 3NaNO3 + 5NaOH + 2H2O → 8NaAlO2 + 3NH3

f. 18KI + 2K2CrO7 + 28HCl → 2CrCl3 + 22KCl + 14H2O + 9I2