Vocabulary
Balancing Equations
Types of Reactions
Predicting Products
Stoichiometry Vocabulary
100

This tells us what is happening in a chemical reaction. Has reactants, products, and a yield sign.


What is a chemical equation?

100

Add these to a chemical equation in order to balance it.

What are coefficients?

100

When two or more elements combine to make a more complex substance.

What is a synthesis, or combination reaction?

100

Ca + F2 ------> 

CaF2

100

This conversion factor is used to convert moles of one substance, to moles of a different substance in a chemical reaction.

What is the mole ratio?

200

The substances you have at the beginning of a chemical reaction are called:

What are reactants?

200

These tell you how many atoms of a specific element are in a compound, and cannot be changed to balance a chemical equation.

What are subscripts?

200

When a compound is broken into simpler products.

What is decomposition?

200

2CuO -------->

2Cu + O2

200

This conversion factor is used to convert between grams and moles of a given substance.

What is the molar mass?

300

The new substances you have at the end of a chemical reaction are called:

What are products?

300

Balance the following equation:

K + Cl2 -----> KCl

2K + Cl2 ------> 2KCl

300

What type of reaction would this equation be: 

H2O -----> H2 + O2

Decomposition

300

CH4 + 2O-------> 

CO2 +2H2O + energy

300

What is Avogadro's number?

6.02 x 1023

400

This states that during a chemical reaction matter is not created or destroyed.

What is the Conservation of Mass?

400

Balance the following equation:

Mg + Fe2O3 ------> Fe + MgO

3 Mg + Fe2O3 ------> 2Fe + 3MgO

400

What type of reaction would this equation be:

 Zn + 2HCl -----> H2 + ZnCl2

Single displacement

400

Fe + PbSO4 ------->

FeSO4 + Pb

400

How many atoms would there be in 1 mole of a sample of tungsten?

What is... 6.02 x 1023

500

Convert to skeleton equation: Aluminum bromide and chlorine produces aluminum chloride and bromine

AlBr3 + Cl2 ------> AlCl3 + Br2

500

Balance the following equation:

C5H12 + O2 ------> CO+ H2O + energy

C5H12 + 8O2 ------> 5CO+ 6H2O + energy

500

What type of reaction would this equation be:

NaOH + HCl -----> NaCl + H2O

Double Replacement

500

3Mg(NO3)+ 2K3PO4 ----->

Mg3(PO4)2 + 6KNO3

500

The formula for finding the percent yield.

Actual Yield/Theoretical Yield x 100% = %Yield