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Chapter 8: Lesson 2 Chemical Equations: Period 3 Mr. Guererro
Chapter 8: Lesson 2 Chemical Equations: Period 3 Mr. Guererro
Chemical Equations
Anne Agda,
Rodrigo Bonilla
Natalie Escobedo,
& Erika Menjivar
Period 3
Mr. Guererro
*Learning Objective:
+ +
Write a Chemical Equation
• In a chemical equation the reactants are the starting materials in a chemical
reaction.
• The last materials are the products, which are the new substances that are
formed.
Tin + Oxygen gas Tin oxide
Unbalanced Balanced
K + KNO3 K2O + N2 10K + 2KNO 3 6K2O + N2
Atoms Reactants Products Atoms Reactant Products
K 2 2 s
N 1 2 K 12 12
O 3 1 N 2 2
O 6 6
Examples
Unbalanced Balanced
Al + Cr2O3 Al2O3 + Cr = 2Al + Cr 2O3 2Al2O3 + 4Cr
Unbalanced Balanced
NaCl + H2O NaOH + Cl2 + H2 = 2NaCl + 2H2O 2NaOH + Cl2 + H2