5.10 - Writing Chemical Equations – Rules
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Practice Questions
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What are the two main parts of a chemical equation?
💡 Hint: Think about what is reacting and what is formed.
What does (s) represent in a chemical equation?
💡 Hint: Think about how a solid looks.
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What is a chemical equation?
💡 Hint: Think about what a recipe represents in cooking.
A balanced equation has the same number of which atoms on both sides?
💡 Hint: Consider the law of conservation of mass.
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Challenge Problems
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You have the reaction: Fe + O₂ → Fe₂O₃. Balance it step by step.
💡 Hint: Look at the charges and balance iron and oxygen.
Balance the equation for the fermentation of glucose: C₆H₁₂O₆ + O₂ → CO₂ + H₂O.
💡 Hint: First balance carbon, then hydrogen, then oxygen.
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