Quarter 4 – Module 6

Balancing Chemical Equation

Module How do chemical reaction takes
2 place?

What I Need to Know

This module was outlined and written in a way that suits your understanding
and needs. It is here to help you apply the principles of conservation of mass to
chemical reaction S10MT-IV e-g-23. Many different learning situations used the scope
of this module. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students.
In the standard sequence of the course, it already arranged the lesson. The textbook
you are now using can change the order in which you read them to correspond.

After going through this module, you are expected to;

1. State the Law of Conservation of Mass.

2. Apply the Law of Conservation of Mass in the balancing equation.
3. Balance a chemical equation.

The learning of the Law of conservation of mass helped to turn chemistry into
the respectable science it is today. It is essential to the study and production of
chemical reactions because it proved that matter wasn't entirely disappearing (as it
appeared to be) but was instead of changing form into another substance of equal
mass.

The burning of candled soot’s, ashes, melting of ice in a closed container,

burning and melting of sugar, burning of wood, paper, charcoal, and dry leaves, and
lighting up the gas grill for barbecue is some application of the Law of Conservation of
Mass used in the real world.

What’s In! 10

Direction: Multiple choice. Underlined the letter of the correct answer.

1. A + BC --- AC + B is the general formula of the reaction.

a. Combination c. Decomposition
b. Single displacement d. Double displacement
2. Reactants synthesize to form a single product, in which the general formula for
this reaction is A + B --- AB.

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 a. Combination c. Decomposition
b. Single displacement d. Double displacement
3. What are materials on the left side of a chemical equation called?
a. electrons b. groups c. products d. reactants
4. Do not change the of the formula in an attempt to balance the
equation as it will change the identity of the components.
a. Law of Conservation of Mass c. Elements present
b. Number of atom d. appropriate coefficients 5. Can
matter be created or destroyed?
a. Yes, it can be created c. Yes, it can destroy
b. No, the matter is always conserved d. None of these
6. Since gasses weigh nothing, they do not have to be accounted for when they are in
a reaction.
a. True b. False
7. All chemical equations create or destroy matter, which is why scientists weigh
their reactants so they can see how much was created or destroyed
a. True b. False
8. The mass after a physical change, such as ice melting into water, stays the same.
a. True b. False
9. The total amount of matter (atoms) before and after a chemical reaction (change)
remains the same.
a. True b. False
10. Mass is conserved in physical but NOT in a chemical change.
a. True b. False

What’s New?
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Activity 1: Check on Me!
Direction: True or False. Put a check in the box as your corresponding
True / False answer.

1. The mass of 5 grams of paper after burning is not the same.

2. Mass is conserved in a chemical reaction.

3. Due to air presence, the materials' mass after the response is

greater than the assembly before the reaction.

4. The total mass of the reactant is equal to the group of the product.

5. New atoms are created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.

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Activity 2: How much can you take? 5

Burning a Candle Objective:

Perform an activity that illustrates the Law of Conservation of Mass used in a
real-life situation.
Materials:
Candle Pen and notebook
Wick/Candleholder Matchstick
Procedure:
1. Perform the correctly sealed activity or where nothing/no one can
enter the room.
2. Make sure during the experiment, no air enters or escape.
3. Lit a candle and let it burn, watching as some of the wax seems to
disappear as the flame travels down the wick or candle holder.
4. Record your observation.

Q1. Describe what happens to the candle. (1pt.)

Q2. Where does the wax go? (1pt.)

Q3. Is the wax indeed disappearing? Why? Why not? (2pts.)

Q4. How will you compare the total mass before (lighten the candle) and after the
reaction? (1pt.)

A related Law of Conservation of Mass example is the image of a burning candle.

In this activity, once the candle completely burns down, though, you can see that there
is far reduced wax than there was before you lit it. Its means that some of the resin
(not all of it, as you've likely noticed with candles you've burned in real life!) has into
gases— namely, water vapor and carbon dioxide—no matter (and therefore no mass)
through the process of burning.

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 What is it?
The Law of Conservation of Mass

In the late 1700s, Antoine Lavoisier showed

through experimentation that the total mass does
not modify in a chemical reaction, directing him
to declare that matter is a chemical reaction.
Lavoisier's experiments marked the first time
someone checked this design of the conservation of
matter by estimate the masses of materials both
before and after they underwent a chemical reaction.

The Law of Conservation of Mass expressed that the system's group cannot
change over time in a closed system. See our example of the candle in the secure
room. Though much of the wax itself is no longer current in its original form, all of the
wax mass is still present in the room, perhaps in a different form.

When the flame, oxygen gas from the room reacted with the candle wax to
produce water vapor and carbon dioxide gas. If you gathered the reactants oxygen and
wax, it would equal the mass of the products water and carbon dioxide. We can
remember the Law of Conservation of Mass with this simple statement:

The mass of the reactants must equal the mass of the products.

Sadly for fans of magic, anything that has mass, including matter and energy,
cannot be created or destroyed. That means a group cannot only appear out of
anywhere, and equally, it cannot disappear. However, the matter may change forms,
giving the illusion of nothing out of something or vice versa, but the matter's mass is
always the same before and after the change. If 22 grams of reactants go into a
chemical reaction, must be produced 22 grams of products.

The fundamental concept of the Law of conservation of mass

> The Law of conservation of mass states that mass in an isolated system
is neither created nor destroyed by a chemical reaction.
> The total mass of the reactants is equal to the whole group of the products.
> No new atoms are created or destroyed; there were
only grouping or regrouping (rearrangement) particles.

The chemical equation does not express the Law of Conservation of Mass yet,
must balance the chemical equation.

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Here are steps in the balancing equation:
1. Write the unbalanced chemical
equation; make sure you have
correctly followed the rules in N2 + 3H2 → NH3
writing formulas of compounds.

2. Take note of the elements present Reactants Products

in the reactant and product side. N N
H H3
3. Count the number of atom/s of Reactants Products
each element present in the N = 2 atom N = 1 atom
reactant and product side. H = 6 atom H3 = 3 atom

4. Apply the Law of

Conservation of Mass to get For H to be balanced, we should consider
the same number of atoms finding the correct coefficient.
of every element side
equation. Supply the number 2 as the coefficient in the
equation.
Balance chemical equations by N2 + 3H2 → 2NH3
placing the appropriate Recheck the number of atoms.
coefficients before the symbol or
Reactants Products
formula.
N = 2 atom N = 1 atom
H = 6 atom H3 = 3 atom
Please do not change the formula's
subscripts to balance the equation,
as it will change the components' The chemical equation is now balanced;
identity. therefore, it how components to the Law of
mass conservation.

Ultimately, the discovery of the Law of Conservation of Mass was immensely

significant to chemistry because it proved that matter wasn't entirely disappearing
(as it appeared to be) but was instead of changing form into another substance of
equal mass.

What’s More 10

Activity 3: Paper Clip Reaction Model

Objective:
• Perform an activity that illustrates the Law of Conservation of Mass.

Materials:
 • 1 box of different colored paper clips
• Periodic table
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Procedure:

1. Sort out your paper clips according to color. Designate a color

for each element.
Element Color of the paper clip

Hydrogen (H) White

Nitrogen (N) Blue
Oxygen (O) Red

2. By connecting paper clips (follow the color coding in number (1),

make model representations for these molecules :

a.
O2, H2, H2O Prepare at least three sets of each molecule as
shown
in the
figure
below.

b.
N2, H2, NH3 Prepare at least four sets of each molecule

3. You will be working on balancing two chemical

equations.
a. H2 + O2 → H2O b. N2 + H2 → NH3

4. Starting with the first equation:

a.
Break up one set of O2 since H2O has only 1 Oxygen.
b.
Connect this single O atom to the one set of H2 you have
prepared to form 1 set of H2O
c.
Get another set of H2 and connect to the single O atom left to
form a new set of H2O.

Questions!
 Q1. How many set/s of H2 have you used? (1pt.)

Q2. How many set/s of O2 have you used? (1pt.)

Q3. How many set/s of H2O have you created? (1pt.)

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These numbers of set/s represent coefficient, which is the whole number placed
before the formula of the reactants and products.

Q. Write the corresponding coefficients in the chemical equation.

Q4.) H2 + 1 O2  Q5.) H2O

NOTE: If there is only one set, we do not write one anymore.

5. Do the same with the second equation.

1 N2 + Q6.) H2  2 NH3

NOTE: You can use more than two sets.

Q7. How many set/s of N2 have you used? (1pt.)

Q8. How many set/s of H2 have you used? (1pt.)

Q9. How many set/s of NH3 have you created? (1pt.)

Q. Write the corresponding coefficients in the chemical equation.

Q10.) N2 + 3 H2  2 NH3

NOTE: If there is only one set, we do not write one anymore.

Key Concept:
* The total of the reactants is equal to the total mass of the product because
mass is always conserved in a chemical reaction.

* Keep in mind that if equations are balanced correctly, the mass of reactant of
paper clips will be equal to the mass of the product if paper clip.

What I Have Learned

Activity 4: Count me in!

In this chemical reaction N2 + 3 H2  2 NH3,

the product 2 NH3:

Set A 5
Direction: Write your answer in the space provided.

1. What number represents the coefficient?

2. What number represents the subscript?

3. What element is represented by the letter “H ”?

4. How many atoms of H do you have?

5. What element is represented by the letter “N ”?

Set B 5
Direction: Fill in the blanks. Supply the missing word and write your answer in the
space provided.

Grouping Reactants Atoms

New atoms Created Products

1. The law of conservation of mass states that mass in isolated system is
neither nor destroyed by a chemical reaction.

2. The total mass of the is equal to the total mass of the .

3. No are created or destroyed, there was only or

regrouping (rearrangement) of atoms.

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Activity 5: Balancing Act!

Direction: Balance the following chemical equations, making sure to apply the Law
of Conservation of Mass principles. Show your solution.

Example:
2 H2 + O2 → 2 H2O

Figure 9
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Additional Activities

Activity 7: You Know Me!

Direction: Tell whether the following equation is Balanced or Unbalanced.
Write Balanced or Unbalanced on the space provided.

1. Zn + 2HCl → ZnCl2 + H2

2. CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + H2O

3. Fe + NaBr → FeBr3 + 3Na

4. SiCl4 + 2H2O → SiO2 + 4HCl

5. N2 + O2+ H2O → HNO3

6. P4 + 5O2 → 2P2O5

7. 2NaNO3 → 2NaNO2 + O2

8. C3H6 + O2 → CO2 + H2O

9. 3Fe + 4H2O → 4H2 + Fe3O4

10. 4Al + 3O2 → 2Al2O3