Naming Compounds
Miscellaneous
Rxn Vocabulary
How to Balance Equations
Balancing Chemical Equations
100

This is the formula for carbon dioxide.

What is CO2?

100

By definition, the Law of Conservation of Mass states that matter (mass) may not be __________ nor _________ .

What is created / destroyed.

100
This is found on the left side of the yields sign. In other words, what goes in to the reaction.
What is the reactant?
100

This is the second step in balancing any chemical equation.

What is to list and count the elements present on each side of the arrow?

100

This chemical equation is balanced (true or false): K + MgBr --> KBr + Mg

What is true?

200

This is the name for the compound SO3.

What is sulfur trioxide?

200

This is the force that holds atoms in a compound together.

What is chemical BOND?

200
This sign indicates the direction of the reaction, and separates reactants from products.
What is the yields sign OR the arrow?
200

When balancing a chemical equation, you are able to add or change these.

What are coefficients?

200

Balance the following chemical equation: __ N2 + __ H2 --> __ NH3

What is N2 + 3H2 --> 2NH3?

300

This is the formula for dinitrogen pentoxide.

What is N2O5?

300

Twelve grams of reactant X combine with fifteen grams of reactant Y. This is the total mass of the product(s). (HINT: Think of the Law of Conservation of Mass!)

What is twenty seven grams?

300
This is found on the POINTY side of the arrow. It is the end result of a chemical reaction.
What is the product?
300

Within a chemical formula, if you don't see a subscript, you can know that there are this many atoms of that element within each molecule.

What is one?

300

Balance the following equation: __ Ag2O --> __ Ag + __ O2

What is 2Ag2O --> 4 Ag + O2?

400

This is the name for N4O7

What is tetranitrogen heptaoxide?

400

This is the name of the number used to convert from moles to particles.

What is a Avogadro's number?

400
This best explains the definition of the term coefficient.
What is the number of molecules of a given substance?
400

When parenthesis are present, you must do this to the subscripts on the outside. 

What is to distribute?

400

Balance the following chemical equation: __ AlBr2 + __ K2SO4 --> __ KBR + __ Al2(SO4)3

What is 2AlBr2 + 3K2SO4 --> 6KBR + Al2(SO4)3?

500

This is the name for the compound Fe2Cl3.

What is Iron (III) chloride?

500

This is the formula when you combine the following elements: Fe+3, O-2.

What is Fe2O3?

500
This best explains the term subscript.
What is the small number that denotes the number of atoms of each element within a compound?
500

In addition to the elements, What do you NEVER change when balancing a chemical reaction?

What is the subscript?

500

Balance the following chemical equation: __HNO3 + __ NaHCO3 --> __ NaNO3 + __ H2O + __ CO2

What is already balanced?