Balancing Equations Jeopardy

Vocabulary

100

What are the substances you start with in a chemical equation?

The reactants

200

What are the substances you end with in a chemical equation?

The Products

300

This is a written representation of a chemical reaction

A chemical equation

400

This is a rearrangement of atoms

A chemical reaction

500

Equations need to be balanced to satisfy this law

The Law of Conservation of Matter

Vocabulary

100

These are the number of atoms of the element and and are indicated by a small number on the lower right side of a symbol.

The subscripts

200

This is a number places in front of a symbol or term to indicate how many molecules takes part in the reaction and are indicated by a "big number"

Coefficients

300

This is another word for "yield" and showcases a chemical reaction

The arrow

400

This has the same number of each type of atom on both sides of the arrow

A balanced equation

500

Solids, liquids, gases, and aqueous solutions are all examples of these...

States of matter

Balancing Equations

100

__O₂ -> __O₃

3O₂ -> 2O₃

200

KClO₃ -> KClO₄ + KCl

4KClO₃ -> 3KClO₄ + KCl

300

P₄O₁₀ + H₂O -> H₃PO₄

P₄O₁₀ + 6H₂O -> 4H₃PO₄

400

Al + HCl -> AlCl₃ + H₂

2Al + 6HCl -> 2AlCl₃ + 3H₂

500

ZnS + O₂ -> ZnO + SO₂

2ZnS + 3O₂ -> ZnO + 2SO₂

Word Equations

100

Hydrogen gas is combined with oxygen gas to produce liquid water

2H_2(g) + O_2(g) -> 2H₂O_(l)

200

Iron and chlorine gas react to produce the salt iron (III) chloride

2Fe_(s) + 3Cl_2(g) -> 2FeCl_3(s)

300

Methane and oxygen gas yield carbon dioxide and water

CH_4(g) + 2O_2(g) -> CO_2(g) + 2H₂O_(l)

400

Magnesium metal is reacted with aqueous hydrochloric acid to produce aqueous magnesium chloride and hydrogen gas

Mg_(s) + 2HCl_(aq) -> MgCl_2(aq) + H_2(g)

500

Aluminum bromide and chlorine gas react to form aluminum chloride and bromine gas

2AlBr_3(s) + 3Cl_2(s) -> 2AlCl_3(s) + 3Br_2(g)