Balancing Chemical Equations
Balancing Chemical Equations
Balancing Chemical Equations
Parts of an equation:
Reactant Product
Reaction symbol
Reactant - The chemical(s) you start with before the
reaction.
Written on left side of equation.
Product - The new chemical(s) formed by the
reaction.
Right side of equation.
Subscript - shows how many atoms of an element
are in a molecule.
EX: H2O
2 atoms of hydrogen (H)
1 atom of oxygen (O)
Coefficient - shows how many molecules there are
of a particular chemical.
EX: 3 H2O
Means there are 3 water molecules.
2H2 + O2 2H2O
In a chem. rxn, matter is neither created nor
destroyed.
In other words, the number and type of atoms going
INTO a rxn must be the same as the number and type of
atoms coming OUT.
If an equation obeys the Law of Conservation, it is
balanced.
CH4 + O2 CO2 + H2O
N2 + 3 H2 2NH3
reactants products
N 2 21
H 6
2 63
Balance the following equation by adjusting
coefficients.
K 1
2 12
Cl 1
2 1
2
O 3
6 2
6
Balance the following equation:
2 C2H6 + 7O2 4CO2 + 6H2O
Balance the following equation:
4 Fe +3 O2 2 Fe2O3
1. Synthesis or Combination
Reaction
2. Analysis or Decomposition
Reactions
3. Single Replacement Reactions
4. Double Replacement Reactions
1. Synthesis or
Combination Reaction
A+B AB
1. Fe + S Fe S2
Fe + 2 S Fe S2
2. S + O 2 SO
2 S + O2 2 SO
AB A+ B
Examples:
Hg O Hg + O2
2 Hg O 2 Hg + O2
CaCo3 Ca O + Co2
Identify what type of Chemical Reaction is present
in each Equation and Balance it.
1.Na + Cl2 Na Cl
2.N2 + O2 NO
3.KClO3 K Cl + O2
4.H2O2 H2O + O2
5.KNO3 KNO2 + O2