This is the reason we balance equations.
What is the law of conservation of mass? What is reactants must equal products?
This is how many hydrogen atoms are in 3H20.
What is 6?
Is 2Al + 6HCl → 2AlCl3 + 3H2 balanced?
What is yes?
A + BX 🡪 AX + B
Single Replacement
This is how many sulfur atoms are in 2SO4?
What is 2?
Is 3N2+ H2 → 2NH3 balanced?
What is No?
AX + BY 🡪 AY + BX
Double Replacement
This little number appears after the element
What is the subscript?
How many Hydrogen atoms are in the reactants of this equation?
2Al + 6HCl → 2AlCl3 + 3H2
Six
Balance this equation:
__HCl + __Na → __NaCl + __H2
2 HCl + 2 Na → 2 NaCl + 1 H2
H2O -> H2 + O
Decomposition
This is the definition of the Law of Conservation of Mass.
What is matter cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed? What is reactants equal products?
How many atoms of each element are there in the products of this reaction? (Al, Cl, and H)
2Al + 6HCl → 2AlCl3 + 3H2
Balance the following equation:
2KNO3 + __H2CO3 → __K2CO3 + __HNO3
2 KNO3 + 1 H2CO3 → 1 K2CO3 + 2 HNO3
C + O2 🡪 CO2
Sythesis
How many atoms of each element are in the reactant side of this equation? (Fe, O, C)
2 Fe2O3 + 3 C → 4 Fe + 3 CO2
Fe = 4, O = 6, C = 3
Balance the following equation:
__TiCl4 + __H2O → __TiO2 + 4HCl
1 TiCl4 + 2 H2O → 1 TiO2 + 4 HCl
Na +H2O 🡪 NaOH + H2
Single Replacement