Balancing Chemical

Equation
1. What is the equation all about?
2. What are the substances
involved in the equation?
• REACTANTS - Substances involved before a chemical
reaction
• PRODUCTS - Substance produced after a chemical reaction.
 Which of the following changes would you
consider to be a chemical change?
• A. Candle wax solidifies when it is cooled.
• B. Baking soda is combined with vinegar
• C. Ice melts.
• D. Paper turned into pieces.
 All of the following are chemical reactions
EXCEPT
• A. burning of paper
• B. potassium fluoride and calcium
nitrate are mixed.
• C. sodium hydroxide is added to nitric acid
• D. freezing of potassium nitrate solution
 Chemical
Reaction is a
process in which
one or more
substances are
changed into
new substance
with different
physical and
chemical
properties.
Chemical Equation is the shorthand for describing
the course of chemical reaction wherein the reactants
are always written before the reaction or on the
LEFT side
of the equation while the product is on the RIGHT
side of the equation.
 Convert the word equation into a chemical
equation.

• Nitrogen gas reacts to Hydrogen gas to produce Ammonia.

Balance the given chemical equation written in
the step 2 by adding coefficient after the
chemical symbol or chemical formula.
 Practice

• Magnesium reacts with Nitrogen gas to

produce Magnesium nitride.
• Chlorine gas reacts with Lithium bromide
to produce Lithium chloride and bromine
gas.
 Video
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmdxMlb88Fs