Honors๎Chemistry๎๎ ๎ Name:๎___________________๎
Writing๎and๎Balancing๎Equations๎Worksheet๎๎
STO.1 Balance a chemical equation.
STO.2 Identify the parts of a chemical equation.
RXN.1 Describe a chemical reaction using words and symbolic equations.
For each of the following problems, write complete chemical equations to describe the chemical
process taking place. Balance the equations.
1) When lithium hydroxide pellets are added to a solution of sulfuric acid (H2SO4), lithium
sulfate and water are formed.
2) Magnesium reacts with sodium fluoride to produce magnesium fluoride and elemental
sodium.
3) If a copper coil is placed into a solution of silver nitrate, silver crystals form and copper (I)
nitrate is generated.
4) When crystalline C6H12O6 is burned in oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor are formed.
5) Calcium carbonate combines with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to produce calcium chloride,
water and carbon dioxide gas.
Balance the equations below:
1) ____ N2 + ____ H2 ๏ ____ NH3
2) ____ KClO3 ๏ ____ KCl + ____ O2
3) ____ NaCl + ____ F2 ๏ ____ NaF + ____ Cl2
4) ____ H2 + ____ O2 ๏ ____ H2O
5) ____ Pb(OH)2 + ____ HCl ๏ ____ H2O + ____ PbCl2
6) ____ AlBr3 + ____ K2SO4 ๏ ____ KBr + ____ Al2(SO4)3
7) ____ CH4 + ____ O2 ๏ ____ CO2 + ____ H2O
8) ____ C3H8 + ____ O2 ๏ ____ CO2 + ____ H2O
9) ____ C8H18 + ____ O2 ๏ ____ CO2 + ____ H2O
10) ____ FeCl3 + ____ NaOH ๏ ____ Fe(OH)3 + ____NaCl
11) ____ P + ____O2 ๏ ____P2O5
