6.4.

Practice – Balancing Chemical Equations

Step #1 Write out the correct formulas for reactants and products
Iron + oxygen -> iron oxide
_______ + ______ -> _________
Step #2 Count the number of atoms of each element on both sides

Type Reactant Product

Step #3 Balance one element at a time – by adding coefficient

Step #4 After each coefficient, always check to see if another element has been
unbalanced
_______ + ______ -> _________
Tips
1. Leave any that appears as an element (not compound) to the end
2. If odd number, double everything

4 Al + 3 O2 -> 2 Al2O3 2 Fe + 3 Cl2 -> 2 FeCl3

2S + 3 O2 -> 2 SO3 2 Ni + 3 F2 -> 2 NiF3

2 Li + F2 -> 2 LiF 2 Al + 3 F2 -> 2 AlF3

2 F2 + O2 -> 2 OF2 2 Ba + O2 -> 2 BaO

2 H2 + O2 -> 2 H2O H2 + F2 -> 2 HF

 N2 + 2 O2 -> 2 NO2 2 H2 + C -> CH4

Now, ready for some trickier ones?

C2H6O + 3 O2 -> 2 CO2 + 3 H2O 2 C3H8O + 9 O2 -> 6 CO2 + 8 H2O

2 C6H14 + 19 O2 -> 12 CO2 + 14 H2O 2 C8H18 + 25 O2 -> 16 CO2 + 18 H2O

H2SO4 + KOH -> KHSO 4 + H2O Na2SO4 + 4 H2 -> Na2S + 4 H2O

2 Cu2S + 3 O2 -> 2 Cu2O + 2 SO2 Na2O + H2O -> 2 NaOH

P4O10 + 6 H2O -> 4 H3PO4 3 NO2 + H2O -> 2 HNO3 + NO

PCl3 + 3 H2O -> H3PO3 + 3 HCl C4H4 + 3 O2 -> 4 CO + 2 H2O

 C3H8 + 3 H2O -> 3 CO + 7 H2 2 Cu3PO4 + 3 Na2S -> 3 Cu2S + 2 Na3PO4

Na2CO3 + 2 AgNO3 -> Ag2CO3 + 2 NaNO3 2 KClO3 -> 2 KCl + 3 O2