WRITING AND

BALANCING
CHEMICAL
EQUATIONS
THINGS TO REMEMBER!

It is a process in which one or

It describes a chemical change
more substances are changed into CHEMICAL
Word Equation using the names of the reactants
new substance with different REACTON
and products.
physical and chemical properties.

It is the shorthand for describing Reactants involved before a

the course of chemical reaction Chemical Reactants and chemical reaction while Products
wherein the reactants are always Equation Product are produced after chemical
written before the reaction. reaction

In this presentation, it shows how chemical equation are being balanced in a particular chemical reaction.
It is important that the symbols must be remembered in writing and balancing chemical equations.

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 SYMBOLS

(l),
(s),
(g)
This arrow means separates This upward This downward Reactant or
the reactants from the arrow means arrow means product in
products gas solid liquid, solid, or
gas state

Heat Pt
(aq)

Aqueous, This means This means use

dissolved in water that heat is as Catalyst
applied
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Four Basic Steps in Balancing an Chemical Equation

STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4

Nitrogen gas +
Hydrogen gas = N + H = NH 1N + 3H = NH 1N + 3H = NH
2 2 3 3 3
Ammonia

Convert the Convert the Balance the given Finalize your

given problem word equation chemical equation Answer
into word into chemical by adding the
equation equation
coefficient after
the symbol

To have a correct and balanced equation, we need to simply follow this Steps that is easy to understand and analyze.

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 Convert the given problem into word equation

1 Propane
. + Oxygen Gas → Carbon dioxide +
Water Vapor

.
Convert the word equation into chemical equation

2 C₃H₈ + O₂→ CO₂ + H₂O

PROBLEM Balance the

given chemical C–3 C–1
equation by H–8 H–2
The combustion of propane, C3H8, a fuel used in 3 adding the
backyard grills and camp stoves, produces carbon coefficient after O–2 O–1
dioxide and water vapor. the symbol

Finalize your Answer, You should put mole

before the symbol to balance the equation
4 C₃H₈ + 5O₂→ 3CO₂ + 4H₂O
C–3 C–3

H–8 H–8

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 Watch and Relax

You can now define chemical

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You will love this topic after
equation and reaction after
L Z you watching this video
you watched this video

You will now determine and

You will gain knowledge and
analyze the concept of A I analyzation practices .
Balancing Equaton

You can now balance any

You can be motivated if you
chemical equation easily N N watched this movie
after watching this video.

You can learn a lot after you Learn, relax and reflect on
watched this video A G what you see or watch.

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 FeCl3 + MgO →Fe2O3 +
01 MgCl2
CHEMICAL 2FeCl3 + 3MgO ---> Fe2O3 + 3MgCl2
S
EQUATION
Balance the following chemical 02
N
equation on the problem. Write it on
Li + H3PO4 → H2 +
your paper. Enjoy!
Li3PO4
6Li + 2H3PO4 ---> 3H2 + 2Li3PO4

06 L R 03
ZnS + O2 → ZnO +
CO2 + S8 → CS2 + SO2
8CO2 + 3S8 ---> 8CS2 + SO
2ZnS2 + 3O2 ---> 2ZnO + 2SO2
8SO2
E A
Fe + HC2H3O2 → Fe(C2H3O2)3 +
H2 05 04 FeS2 + Cl2 → FeCl3 + S2Cl2
2Fe + 6HC2H3O2 ---> 2Fe(C2H3O2)3 + 3H2 2FeS2 + 5Cl2 ---> 2FeCl3 + 2S2Cl2
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THANK YOU

REPORTER:
MARK HEINRICH B. PARAS