Name: Saivelle G.

Bibat Professor: Doc Ylcy Manguilimotan

ADVANCED CHEMISTRY

TOPIC: BALANCING REDOX EQUATIONS

The redox reactions are also known as oxidation reduction reactions. All
chemical reactions where there is a net change in atomic charge are described by the
redox reaction. The key idea is the net movement of electrons from one reactant to the
other.
This example illustrates the fundamental aspects of any chemical equation:
1. The substances undergoing reaction are called reactants, and their formulas are
placed
on the left side of the equation.
2. The substances generated by the reaction are called products, and their formulas are
placed on the right sight of the equation.
3. Plus signs (+) separate individual reactant and product formulas, and an arrow (⟶)
separates the reactant and product (left and right) sides of the equation.
4. The relative numbers of reactant and product species are represented by coefficients
(numbers placed immediately to the left of each formula). A coefficient of 1 is
typically
omitted.

WORD PROBLEMS:
1. Write the balanced equation of ethane (C 2H6) with oxygen to yield H2O and CO2.
SOLUTION:

● First, write the unbalanced equation.

C2H6 + O2 H 2O + CO2

● Identify the elements present and count the number of each type of atom present
in the unbalanced equation.

Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?

NOPE!
Carbon (C) 2 1 2≠1
Hydrogen (H) 6 2 6≠2
Oxygen (O) 2 3 2≠3

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 ● Add a number or integer that will balance both the reactants and products.

2C2H6 + 7O2 6H2O + 4CO2

● Check the number of atoms per elements if it is balanced or not.

Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?

YES!
Carbon (C) 4 4 4=4
Hydrogen (H) 12 12 12=12
Oxygen (O) 14 14 14=14

2. Write the balanced equation of the following equation.

H2S + HNO3 S + NO + H2O

SOLUTION:

● Identify the elements present and count the number of each type of atom present
in the unbalanced equation.

Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?

NOT ALL!
Hydrogen (H) 3 2 3≠2
Sulfur (S) 1 1 1=1
Oxygen (O) 3 2 3≠2
Nitrogen (N) 1 1 1=1

● Add a number or integer that will balance both the reactants and products.

3H2S + 2HNO3 3S + 2NO + 4H2O

● Check the number of atoms per elements if it is balanced or not.

Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?

YES!
Hydrogen (H) 8 8 8=8
Sulfur (S) 3 3 1=1
Oxygen (O) 6 6 6=6
Nitrogen (N) 2 2 2=2

3. Write the balanced equation of the following equation.

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 Fe2O3 + S Fe+ SO2
SOLUTION:

● Identify the elements present and count the number of each type of atom present
in the unbalanced equation.
Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?
NOT ALL!
Iron (Fe) 2 1 2≠1
Sulfur (S) 1 1 1=1
Oxygen (O) 3 2 3≠2

● Add a number or integer that will balance both the reactants and products.

2Fe2O3 + 3S 4Fe+ 3SO2

● Check the number of atoms per elements if it is balanced or not.

Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?

YES!
Iron (Fe) 4 4 4=4
Sulfur (S) 3 3 3=3
Oxygen (O) 6 6 6=6

4. Write the balanced equation of the following equation.

N2O + H2 H2O + NH3

● Identify the elements present and count the number of each type of atom present
in the unbalanced equation.

Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?

NOPE!
Nitrogen(N) 2 1 2≠1
Hydrogen(H) 2 5 2≠5
Oxygen (O) 1 1 1=1

● Add a number or integer that will balance both the reactants and products.

N2O + 4H2 H2O + 2NH3

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 ● Check the number of atoms per elements if it is balanced or not.

Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?

YES!
Nitrogen (N) 2 2 2=2
Hydrogen(H) 8 8 8=8
Oxygen (O) 1 1 1=1

5. Write a balanced molecular equation describing each of the following chemical

reactions.
(a) Solid aluminum metal reacts with solid diatomic iodine to form solid Al 2I6.

SOLUTION:

● First, write the unbalanced equation.

Al (s) + I2 Al2I6

● Identify the elements present and count the number of each type of atom present
in the unbalanced equation.

Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?

NOPE!
Aluminum (Al) 1 2 1≠2
Iodine (I) 2 6 2≠6

● Add a number or integer that will balance both the reactants and products.

2Al (s) + 3I2 Al2I6

● Check the number of atoms per elements if it is balanced or not.

Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?

YES!
Aluminum (Al) 2 2 2=2
Iodine (I) 6 6 6=6

6. Write a balanced molecular equation describing each of the following chemical

reactions.
(a). When solid sodium chloride is added to aqueous sulfuric acid, hydrogen chloride

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 gas and aqueous sodium sulfate are produced.

SOLUTION:

● First, write the unbalanced equation.

NaCl (s) + H2SO4(aq) HCl(g) + Na2SO4(aq)

● Identify the elements present and count the number of each type of atom present
in the unbalanced equation.
Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?
NOT ALL!
Sodium (Na) 1 2 1≠2
Chlorine (Cl)) 2 1 2≠1
Hydrogen (H) 2 1 2≠1
Sulfur (S) 1 1 1=1
Oxygen (0) 4 4 4=4

● Add a number or integer that will balance both the reactants and products.

2NaCl (s) + H2SO4(aq) 2HCl(g) + Na2SO4(aq)

● Check the number of atoms per elements if it is balanced or not.

Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?

YES!
Sodium (Na) 2 2 2=2
Chlorine (Cl)) 2 2 2=2
Hydrogen (H) 2 2 2=2
Sulfur (S) 1 1 1=1
Oxygen (0) 4 4 4=4

7. Write a balanced molecular equation describing each of the following chemical

reactions.
(a). Solid potassium chlorate, KClO3, decomposes to form solid potassium chloride
and diatomic oxygen gas.

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SOLUTION:

● First, write the unbalanced equation.

KClO3 KCl(s) + O2(g)

● Identify the elements present and count the number of each type of atom present
in the unbalanced equation.

Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?

NOT ALL!
Potassium (K) 1 1 1=1
Chlorine (Cl)) 1 1 1=1
Oxygen (0) 3 2 3≠2

● Add a number or integer that will balance both the reactants and products.

2KClO3 2KCl(s) + 3O2(g)

● Check the number of atoms per elements if it is balanced or not.

Element Name Reactants Products Balanced?

YES!
Potassium (K) 2 2 2=2
Chlorine (Cl)) 2 2 2=2
Oxygen (0) 6 6 6=6