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SEATWORK #03: TYPES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS

AND BALANCING EQUATIONS

I MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the letter of the best answer and write the CAPITAL LETTER of
your choice on the space provided before each number. FOR STRICT COMPLIANCE, ANY
FORM OF ALTERATION WILL BE CONSIDERD WRONG. (10 points)
______1. It is a process in which a substance or substances is/are changed into one or more
new substances.
A. chemical equation B. chemical reaction
C. chemical formula D. chemical compound
______2. The starting material in a chemical reaction is called the __________.
A. reactants B. products C. subscript D. coefficient
______3. The substance/s formed in a chemical reaction is called the __________.
A. reactants B. products C. subscript D. coefficient
______4. How is balancing equation done?
A. by changing the subscript of some molecules
B. by writing the coefficient before the formula or symbol
C. by writing the coefficient after the formula or symbol
D. b or c
______5. A reaction that has oxygen as a reactant and usually has carbon dioxide and water as
products is a __________ reaction.
A. metathesis B. synthesis C. combustion D. substitution
______6. When two aqueous solutions mix and two things trade places with each other, a
__________ reaction has occurred.
A. metathesis B. synthesis C. combustion D. substitution
______7. In a combustion reaction, __________ is required in order for the reaction to take
place.
A. water B. carbon dioxide C. oxygen D. a metal
______8. What is the standard form for a single-replacement reaction?
A. AX + BY --> AY + BX B. A + B --> AB
C. AB --> A + B D. A +BX --> AX + B
______9. In a reaction in which hydrogen reacts with oxygen to produce water, which
substances are the reactants?
A. hydrogen only B. both hydrogen and oxygen
C. oxygen only D. water
______10. In a chemical reaction, what is the relationship between the total mass of the
reactants and the total mass of the products?
A. They must be equal
B. The mass of the products must be greater
C. The mass of the reactants must be greater
D. There is no general relationship between the two.
II APPLICATION: Identify what type of chemical reaction are the following equations, write
your answer on the space provided before each number and accurately balance each by
writing the correct coefficient on the space provided. (10 points)

___________________________1. ___ K + ___ FeCl3 ---> ___KCl + ___Fe

___________________________2. ___ HNO3 ---> ___H2O + ___N2O5

___________________________3. ___C3H8 + ___O2 ---> ___CO2 + ___H2O

___________________________4. ___H2SO4 + ___NaOH ---> ___H2O + ___Na2SO4

___________________________5. ___NaCl + ___O2 ---> ___NaClO3