Practice: Writing, Balancing Classifying Chemical Equations
A. Write balanced equations for the following word equations and identify the type of reaction involved.
1. potassium chloride + silver nitrate → potassium nitrate + silver chloride
2. aluminum hydroxide + sodium nitrate→aluminum nitrate + sodium hydroxide
3. iron metal + copper (II) sulfate→ iron (II) sulfate + copper metal
4. aluminum metal + copper (II) chloride→aluminum chloride + copper metal
5. sodium chlorate → sodium chloride and oxygen gas
6. calcium carbonate → calcium oxide and carbon dioxide gas
7. zinc metal + oxygen gas → zinc oxide
8. chlorine gas + sodium metal → sodium chloride
9. aluminum sulfate + barium chloride→aluminum chloride + barium sulfate
10. beryllium fluoride + magnesium → magnesium fluoride + beryllium
11. sodium hydrogen carbonate →sodium carbonate + carbon dioxide + water
12. complete combustion of acetic acid
13. complete combustion of glycerol (C3H8O3)
14. copper + sulfuric acid → copper (II) sulfate + water + sulfur dioxide
15. hydrogen + nitrogen monoxide → water + nitrogen
16. sulfurous acid → sulfur dioxide + water
17. copper (II) hydroxide → copper (II) oxide and water
18. potassium chlorate→ potassium chloride and oxygen
B. Predict the products for the following reactions. Write the balanced chemical equation, and classify the
type of reaction involved.
1. aluminum sulfate + calcium phosphate→
2. magnesium chloride + silver nitrate→
3. hydrogen gas + oxygen gas→
4. zinc metal and copper (II) nitrate→
5. copper (II) oxide + sulfuric acid→
6. nitrogen gas + hydrogen gas→
7. sodium iodide + chlorine gas→
8. ammonia + hydrochloric acid→ ammonium chloride
9. potassium metal and water→
10. pentane burns completely in oxygen
11. sugar (C12H22O11) burns completely in oxygen
12. zinc + lead (II) nitrate→
13. aluminum bromide + chlorine→
14. sodium phosphate + calcium chloride→
15. aluminum +hydrochloric acid
16. calcium hydroxide + phosphoric acid