NAME: LUMBERA, JASMINE S.

SECTION: BENEDICT
DATE: MARCH 08, 2023

ACTIVITY: BALANCING CHEMICAL REACTION

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I. Answer the following questions about the chemical equation shown below:
2 C2 + N2 → 2 C2N

a) What are the reactants?

▪ 2 C2 + N2

b) What is the product?

▪ 2 C2N

c) What do we call the number "2" in front of the C2 (and C2N)?

▪ Coefficient

d) Is the reaction balanced?

▪ Yes

e) Why is there not a coefficient for N2?

▪ When you add a coefficient for N2, the chemical equation will no longer be
balanced. Since there is already 2 nitrogen in the product.

f) How many carbon atoms are needed to produce two C2N molecules?
▪ 4

g) How many nitrogen atoms are needed to produce two C2N molecules?
▪ 2

h) How many carbon molecules are needed to produce two C2N molecules?
▪ 8

i) How many nitrogen molecules are needed to produce two C2N molecules?
▪ 4

II. Balance the following chemical equations and identify which type of chemical
reaction occur. Follow the format below:

C + 2H2 → CH4
1- C -1
2-2- H -4
 (type of chemical reaction)

a) 4 Fe + 3 Br2 → 2Fe2Br3

4 -2-1- Fe – 2- 2

6 - 2 - Br – 3- 6
( COMBINATION REACTION )

b) Ar2 + Cl2 → 2 ArCl

2- Ar -1 – 2
2- Cl – 1 - 2
( COMBINATION REACTION)

c) 2 Ag + Au2S → Ag2S + Au2

2 - 1- Ag – 2
2- Au – 2
1- S- 1
( SINGLE REPLACEMENT REACTION )
d) CH4O2 → CO2+H2O

e) 2 HO → 2 H+ O2

2-1-H – 1 – 2
2 – 1 -O - 2
( DECOMPOSITION REACTION )

f) 2 Co + 3 H2O → Co2O3 + 3 H2

2 – 1 - Co- 2
6 - 2 - H- 2- 6
3 -1 -O- 3
( SINGLE REPLACEMENT REACTION )

III. Essay.
Explain the steps on how to balance a chemical equation. Min of 5 sentences
and max of 8 sentences.

- There are steps to this balancing act. First, determine the identity of each
element in the equation. Once the equation is balanced, the number of atoms
of each type on both sides of the equation must be the same. Second, what is
the net charge on each side of the equation? Once balanced, the net charge
must be the same on both sides of the equation. Third, start with an element
found, with one compound from each side of the equation if necessary.
Change the coefficients so that the element has the same number of atoms
on both sides of the equation. To balance an equation, change the
coefficients, not the subscripts, in the formulas. Fourth, repeat the process
with another once you've balanced one element. Continue until all elements
are balanced. Lastly, examine your work to ensure that the charge on both
sides of the equation is balanced.