BALANCING EQUATIONS WORKSHEET

Balance each of the following reactions by placing coefficients in the space provided.
Note: Not all blank spaces need to be filled with coefficients.

1. ___ Al2S3  ___ Al + ___ S

REACTANTS PRODUCTS
Al – Al –

S– S–

2. ___ C + ___ H2  ___ CH4

REACTANTS PRODUCTS
C– C–

H– H–

3. ___ K + ___ Cl2  ___ KCl

REACTANTS PRODUCTS
K– K–

Cl – Cl –

4. __ Na + ___ O2  ___ Na2O

REACTANTS PRODUCTS
Na – Na –

O– O–

5. ___ AlBr3 + ___ Cl2  ___ AlCl3 + ___ Br2

REACTANTS PRODUCTS
Al – Al –

Br – Br –

Cl – Cl –
6. ___ Zn + ___ HCl  ___ ZnCl2 + ___ H2

REACTANTS PRODUCTS
Zn – Zn –

H– H–

Cl – Cl –

7. ___ NaCl + ___ F2  ___ NaF + ___ Cl2

REACTANTS PRODUCTS
Na – Na –

Cl – Cl –

F– F–

8. ___ K + ___ MgBr2  ___ KBr + ___ Mg

REACTANTS PRODUCTS
K– K–

Mg – Mg –

Br – Br –

9. ___ Ca + ___ O2  ___ CaO

REACTANTS PRODUCTS
Ca – Ca –

O– O–

10. ___ P + ___ O2  ___ P2O5

REACTANTS PRODUCTS
P– P–

O– O–
 Balancing Equations: Additional Practice Problems
Balance each of the following equations.

a) _____Al + _____HCl _____ AlCl3 + _____H2

b) _____Mg + _____H3PO4 _____ Mg3 (PO4)2 + _____H2

c) _____Cu + _____AgNO3 _____ Cu(NO3)2 + _____Ag

d) _____Al + _____ Pb(NO3)2 _____ Pb + _____Al(NO3)3

e) _____Zn + _____Sn(NO3)4 _____Zn(NO3)2 + _____Sn

f) _____Cl + _____AlI3 _____ AlCl3 + _____I2

g) _____NH4OH + _____FeCl3 _____NH4Cl + _____Fe(OH)3

h) _____KBr + _____Pb(NO3)2 _____KNO3 + _____PbBr2

i) _____AlCl3 + _____H2SO4 _____Al2(SO4)3 + _____HCl

j) _____ Al2(SO4)3 + _____BaCl2 _____BaSO4 + _____AlCl3

k) _____ Na2CO3 + _____CaCl2 _____CaCO3 + _____NaCl

l) _____ H2SO4 + _____AlBr3 _____HBr + _____ Al2(SO4)3

m) _____ Na3PO4 + _____BaCl2 _____NaCl + _____ Ba3(PO4)2

n) _____ K3PO4 + _____MgSO4 _____Mg3(PO4)2 + _____ K2SO4

Write skeletal equations and balance each of the following equations.

a) copper (II) oxide + water  copper (II) hydroxide

b) sodium hydroxide + sulfuric acid  sodium sulfate + water

c) sodium + oxygen  sodium oxide

d) lead (II) nitrate + sodium sulfide  lead (II) sulfide + sodium nitrate

Balancing Equations – Reinforcing Concepts

Part A – Balance the following equations
1. Na + O2  Na2O

2. K + Cl2  KCl

3. Al + Br2  AlBr3
4. Li + S  Li2S
5. Mg + N2  Mg3N2
6. Na + H 2O  NaOH + H2
7. O3  O2

8. Al2O3  Al + O2
9. P4 + O2  P4O10

10. NaOH + CaCl2  NaCl + Ca(OH) 2

11. AlCl3 + NaOH  Al(OH)3 + NaCl

12. AgNO3 + FeCl3  AgCl + Fe(NO3)3

13. Sn(OH)2 + H2SO4  SnSO4 + H 2O
14. Ba(NO3) 2 + H 2S  BaS + HNO3

15. Mg(HCO3)2 + HCl  MgCl2 + CO2 + H 2O

16. NH4Cl + KOH  KCl + H2O + NH3

17. Sn(OH)4 + HCl  SnCl4 + H 2O

18. CuO + H3PO4  Cu3(PO4)2 + H 2O
19. Sn(CO3)2 + H3PO4  Sn3(PO4)4 + CO2 + H 2O
20. Fe(NO3)3 + H 2S  Fe2S3 + HNO3

21. Al2O3 + H2SO4  Al2(SO4)3 + H 2O

22. Al2(SO4)3 + BaCl2  AlCl3 + BaSO4

23. KOH + MgCl2  KCl + Mg(OH)2

24. Mg3N2 + H 2O  Mg(OH)2 + NH3
Part B – Write and balance the following word equations

1. iron + oxygen  iron (III) oxide

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2. nitrogen + hydrogen  ammonia (NH3)
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3. barium chloride + magnesium sulfate  barium sulfate + magnesium chloride
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4. zinc + lead (II) nitrate yield zinc nitrate + lead
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5. aluminum bromide + chlorine yield aluminum chloride + bromine
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6. sodium phosphate + calcium chloride yield calcium phosphate + sodium chloride
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7. potassium chlorate, when heated, yields potassium chloride + oxygen gas
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8. aluminum + hydrochloric acid yield aluminum chloride + hydrogen gas
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9. copper + sulfuric acid yield copper (II) sulfate + water + sulfur dioxide
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10. hydrogen + nitrogen monoxide yield water + nitrogen
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