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Balancing Chemical Equations
Balancing Chemical Equations
Balancing Chemical Equations
Parts of an equation:
Reactant Product
Reaction symbol
Reactant - The chemical(s) you start with before the
reaction.
Written on left side of equation.
Product - The new chemical(s) formed by the
reaction.
Right side of equation.
Subscript - shows how many atoms of an element are
in a molecule.
EX: H2O
2 atoms of hydrogen (H)
1 atom of oxygen (O)
N2 + 3 H2 2NH3
reactants products
N 2 21
H 6
2 63
Balance the following equation by adjusting
coefficients.
2 KClO3 2 KCl + 3 O2
reactants products
K 1
2 12
Cl 1
2 1
2
O 3
6 2
6
Balance the following equation:
2 C2H6 + 7 O2 4 CO2 + 6H2O
Balance the following equation:
4 Fe +3 O2 2 Fe2O3