Balancing Equations Practice Worksheet

Balance the following equations: 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) ___ NaNO3 + ___ PbO ___ Pb(NO3)2 + ___ Na2O ___ AgI + ___ Fe2(CO3)3 ___ FeI3 + ___ Ag2CO3 ___ C2H4O2 + ___ O2 ___ CO2 + ___ H2O ___ ZnSO4 + ___ Li2CO3 ___ ZnCO3 + ___ Li2SO4 ___ V2O5 + ___ CaS ___ CaO + ___ V2S5 ___ Mn(NO2)2 + ___ BeCl2 ___ Be(NO2)2 + ___ MnCl2 ___ AgBr + ___ GaPO4 ___ Ag3PO4 + ___ GaBr3 ___ H2SO4 + ___ B(OH)3 __ B2(SO4)3 + ___ H2O ___ S8 + ___ O2 ___ SO2 ___ Fe + ___ AgNO3 ___ Fe(NO3)2 + ___ Ag

Stoichiometry Practice

Write the word equations for each of the following chemical reactions: 1) When dissolved beryllium chloride reacts with dissolved silver nitrate in water, aqueous beryllium nitrate and silver chloride powder are made.

2)

When isopropanol (C3H8O) burns in oxygen, carbon dioxide, water, and heat are produced.

3)

When dissolved sodium hydroxide reacts with sulfuric acid (H 2SO4), aqueous sodium sulfate, water, and heat are formed.

4)

When fluorine gas is put into contact with calcium metal at high temperatures, calcium fluoride powder is created in an exothermic reaction.

5)

When sodium metal reacts with iron (II) chloride, iron metal and sodium chloride are formed.

Stoichiometry Practice

Write the word equations for each of the following chemical reactions: 1) When dissolved beryllium chloride reacts with dissolved silver nitrate in water, aqueous beryllium nitrate and silver chloride powder are made.

2)

When isopropanol (C3H8O) burns in oxygen, carbon dioxide, water, and heat are produced.

3)

When dissolved sodium hydroxide reacts with sulfuric acid (H 2SO4), aqueous sodium sulfate, water, and heat are formed.

4)

When fluorine gas is put into contact with calcium metal at high temperatures, calcium fluoride powder is created in an exothermic reaction.

5)

When sodium metal reacts with iron (II) chloride, iron metal and sodium chloride are formed.

Stoichiometry Practice

Balance the following equations and indicate the type of reaction taking place: 1) ____ NaBr + ____ H3PO4 ____ Na3PO4 + ____ HBr Type of reaction: ____________________ 2) ____ Ca(OH)2 + ____ Al2(SO4)3 ____ CaSO4 + ____ Al(OH)3 Type of reaction: ____________________ 3) ____ Mg + ____ Fe2O3 ____ Fe + ____ MgO Type of reaction: ____________________ 4) ____ C2H4 + ____ O2 ____ CO2 + ____ H2O Type of reaction: ____________________ 5) ____ PbSO4 ____ PbSO3 + ____ O2 Type of reaction: ____________________ 6) ____ NH3 + ____ I2 ____ N2I6 + ____ H2 Type of reaction: ____________________ 7) ____ H2O + ____ SO3 ____ H2SO4 Type of reaction: ____________________ 8) ____ H2SO4 + ____ NH4OH ____ H2O + ____ (NH4)2SO4 Type of reaction: ____________________

Stoichiometry Practice

Solve the following stoichiometry grams-grams problems: 1) Using the following equation: 2 NaOH + H2SO4 2 H2O + Na2SO4 How many grams of sodium sulfate will be formed if you start with 200 grams of sodium hydroxide and you have an excess of sulfuric acid?

2)

Using the following equation: Pb(SO4)2 + 4 LiNO3 Pb(NO3)4 + 2 Li2SO4 How many grams of lithium nitrate will be needed to make 250 grams of lithium sulfate, assuming that you have an adequate amount of lead (IV) sulfate to do the reaction?

Stoichiometry Practice

Answer the following stoichiometry-related questions: 1) Write the balanced equation for the reaction of acetic acid with aluminum hydroxide to form water and aluminum acetate:

2)

Using the equation from problem #1, determine the mass of aluminum acetate that can be made if I do this reaction with 125 grams of acetic acid and 275 grams of aluminum hydroxide.

3)

What is the limiting reagent in problem #2?

4)

How much of the excess reagent will be left over after the reaction is complete?

Stoichiometry Practice

For the questions on this worksheet, consider the following equation:

Ca(OH)2(s) + 2 HCl(aq) CaCl2(aq) + 2 H2O(l)

1) 2) What type of chemical reaction is taking place? _____________________ How many liters of 0.100 M HCl would be required to react completely with 5.00 grams of calcium hydroxide?

3)

If I combined 15.0 grams of calcium hydroxide with 75.0 mL of 0.500 M HCl, how many grams of calcium chloride would be formed?

4) 5)

What is the limiting reagent from the reaction in problem #3? __________ How many grams of the excess reagent will be left over after the reaction in problem 3 is complete?

Stoichiometry Practice

For all of these problems, assume that the reactions are being performed at a pressure of 1.0 atm and a temperature of 298 K. 1) Calcium carbonate decomposes at high temperatures to form carbon dioxide and calcium oxide: CaCO3(s) CO2(g) + CaO(s) How many grams of calcium carbonate will I need to form 3.45 liters of carbon dioxide?

2)

Ethylene burns in oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water vapor: C2H4(g) + 3 O2(g) 2 CO2(g) + 2 H2O(g) How many liters of water can be formed if 1.25 liters of ethylene are consumed in this reaction?

3)

When chlorine is added to acetylene, 1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane is formed: 2 Cl2(g) + C2H2(g) C2H2Cl4(l) How many liters of chlorine will be needed to make 75.0 grams of C2H2Cl4?

Stoichiometry Practice

1)

Balance this equation and state which of the six types of reaction is taking place:

____ Mg + ____ HNO3 ____ Mg(NO3)2 + ____ H2

Type of reaction: __________________________ 2) If I start this reaction with 40 grams of magnesium and an excess of nitric acid, how many grams of hydrogen gas will I produce?

3)

If 1.7 grams of hydrogen is actually produced, what was my percent yield of hydrogen?

4)

Balance this equation and state what type of reaction is taking place:

____ NaHCO3 ____ NaOH + ____ CO2

Type of reaction: __________________________ 5) If 25 grams of carbon dioxide gas is produced in this reaction, how many grams of sodium hydroxide should be produced?

6)

If 50 grams of sodium hydroxide are actually produced, what was my percent yield?

Stoichiometry Practice

1)

Write the equation for the reaction of iron (III) phosphate with sodium sulfate to make iron (III) sulfate and sodium phosphate.

2)

If I perform this reaction with 25 grams of iron (III) phosphate and an excess of sodium sulfate, how many grams of iron (III) sulfate can I make?

3)

If 18.5 grams of iron (III) sulfate are actually made when I do this reaction, what is my percent yield?

4)

Is the answer from problem #3 reasonable? Explain.

5)

If I do this reaction with 15 grams of sodium sulfate and get a 65.0% yield, how many grams of sodium phosphate will I make?

Stoichiometry Practice

Limiting Reagent Worksheet

For the following reactions, find the following: a) Which of the reagents is the limiting reagent? b) What is the maximum amount of each product that can be formed? c) How much of the other reagent is left over after the reaction is complete? 1) Consider the following reaction:

3 NH4NO3 + Na3PO4 (NH4)3PO4 + 3 NaNO3

Answer the questions above, assuming we started with 30 grams of ammonium nitrate and 50 grams of sodium phosphate.

2)

Consider the following reaction:

3 CaCO3 + 2 FePO4 Ca3(PO4)2 + Fe2(CO3)3

Answer the questions at the top of this sheet, assuming we start with 100 grams of calcium carbonate and 45 grams of iron (III) phosphate.

Stoichiometry Practice

All of the questions on this worksheet involve the following reaction: When copper (II) chloride reacts with sodium nitrate, copper (II) nitrate and sodium chloride are formed. 1) Write the balanced equation for the reaction given above:

2)

If 15 grams of copper (II) chloride react with 20 grams of sodium nitrate, how much sodium chloride can be formed?

3) 4)

What is the limiting reagent for the reaction in #2? __________________ How much of the nonlimiting reagent is left over in this reaction?

5)

If 11.3 grams of sodium chloride are formed in the reaction described in problem #2, what is the percent yield of this reaction?

Stoichiometry Practice

For the following reactions, find the following: a) Which of the reagents is the limiting reagent? b) What is the maximum amount of each product that can be formed? c) How much of the other reagent is left over after the reaction is complete? 1) Consider the following reaction:

3 NH4NO3 + Na3PO4 (NH4)3PO4 + 3 NaNO3

Answer the questions above, assuming we started with 30 grams of ammonium nitrate and 50 grams of sodium phosphate.

2)

Consider the following reaction:

3 CaCO3 + 2 FePO4 Ca3(PO4)2 + Fe2(CO3)3

Answer the questions at the top of this sheet, assuming we start with 100 grams of calcium carbonate and 45 grams of iron (III) phosphate.

Stoichiometry Practice

Stoichiometry Practice