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Honors Chemistry     Name: ___________________ 

Writing and Balancing Equations Worksheet  
STO.1 Balance a chemical equation.
STO.2 Identify the parts of a chemical equation.
RXN.1 Describe a chemical reaction using words and symbolic equations.

For each of the following problems, write complete chemical equations to describe the chemical
process taking place. Balance the equations.
1) When lithium hydroxide pellets are added to a solution of sulfuric acid (H2SO4), lithium
sulfate and water are formed.

2) Magnesium reacts with sodium fluoride to produce magnesium fluoride and elemental
sodium.

3) If a copper coil is placed into a solution of silver nitrate, silver crystals form and copper (I)
nitrate is generated.

4) When crystalline C6H12O6 is burned in oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor are formed.

5) Calcium carbonate combines with hydrochloric acid (HCl) to produce calcium chloride,
water and carbon dioxide gas.

Balance the equations below:

1) ____ N2 + ____ H2  ____ NH3

2) ____ KClO3  ____ KCl + ____ O2

3) ____ NaCl + ____ F2  ____ NaF + ____ Cl2

4) ____ H2 + ____ O2  ____ H2O

5) ____ Pb(OH)2 + ____ HCl  ____ H2O + ____ PbCl2

6) ____ AlBr3 + ____ K2SO4  ____ KBr + ____ Al2(SO4)3

7) ____ CH4 + ____ O2  ____ CO2 + ____ H2O

8) ____ C3H8 + ____ O2  ____ CO2 + ____ H2O

9) ____ C8H18 + ____ O2  ____ CO2 + ____ H2O

10) ____ FeCl3 + ____ NaOH  ____ Fe(OH)3 + ____NaCl

11) ____ P + ____O2  ____P2O5


Honors Chemistry     Name: ___________________ 
Writing and Balancing Equations Worksheet  
12) ____ Na + ____ H2O  ____ NaOH + ____H2

13) ____ Ag2O  ____ Ag + ____O2

14) ____ S8 + ____O2  ____ SO3

15) ____ CO2 + ____ H2O  ____ C6H12O6 + ____O2

16) ____ K + ____ MgBr2  ____ KBr + ____ Mg

17) ____ HCl + ____ CaCO3  ____ CaCl2 + ____H2O + ____ CO2

18) ____ HNO3 + ____ NaHCO3  ____ NaNO3 + ____ H2O + ____ CO2

19) ____ H2O + ____ O2  ____ H2O2

20) ____ NaBr + ____ CaF2  ____ NaF + ____ CaBr2

21) ____ H2SO4 + ____ NaNO2  ____ HNO2 + ____ Na2SO4

Word Equations
Write the word equations below as chemical equations and balance:
1) Zinc and lead (II) nitrate react to form zinc nitrate and lead.

2) Aluminum bromide and chlorine gas react to form aluminum chloride and bromine gas.

3) Sodium phosphate and calcium chloride react to form calcium phosphate and sodium
chloride.

4) Potassium metal and chlorine gas combine to form potassium chloride.

5) Aluminum and hydrochloric acid react to form aluminum chloride and hydrogen gas.

6) Calcium hydroxide and phosphoric acid react to form calcium phosphate and water.

7) Copper and sulfuric acid react to form copper (II) sulfate and water and sulfur dioxide.

8) Hydrogen gas and nitrogen monoxide react to form water and nitrogen gas.
Honors Chemistry     Name: ___________________ 
Writing and Balancing Equations Worksheet  
Word Equations – Answer Key
1) Zinc and lead (II) nitrate react to form zinc nitrate and lead.

Zn + Pb(NO3)2  Zn(NO3)2 + Pb

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2) Aluminum bromide and chlorine gas react to form aluminum chloride and bromine gas.

2 AlBr3 + 3 Cl2  2 AlCl3 + 3 Br2

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3) Sodium phosphate and calcium chloride react to form calcium phosphate and sodium
chloride.

2 Na3PO4 + 3 CaCl2  6 NaCl + Ca3(PO4)2

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4) Potassium metal and chlorine gas combine to form potassium chloride.

2 K + Cl2  2 KCl

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5) Aluminum and hydrochloric acid react to form aluminum chloride and hydrogen gas.
2 Al + 6 HCl  3 H2 + 2 AlCl3

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6) Calcium hydroxide and phosphoric acid react to form calcium phosphate and water.
3 Ca(OH)2 + 2 H3PO4  Ca3(PO4)2 + 6 H2O

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7) Copper and sulfuric acid react to form copper (II) sulfate and water and sulfur dioxide.
Cu + 2 H2SO4  CuSO4 + 2 H2O + SO2

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8) Hydrogen gas and nitrogen monoxide react to form water and nitrogen gas.
2 H2 + 2 NO  2 H2O + N2
Honors Chemistry     Name: ___________________ 
Writing and Balancing Equations Worksheet  
Balancing Chemical Equations – Answer Key
Balance the equations below:

1) 1 N2 + 3 H2  2 NH3

2) 2 KClO3  2 KCl + 3 O2

3) 2 NaCl + 1 F2  2 NaF + 1 Cl2

4) 2 H2 + 1 O2  2 H2O

5) 1 Pb(OH)2 + 2 HCl  2 H2O + 1 PbCl2

6) 2 AlBr3 + 3 K2SO4  6 KBr + 1 Al2(SO4)3

7) 1 CH4 + 2 O2  1 CO2 + 2 H2O

8) 1 C3H8 + 5 O2  3 CO2 + 4 H2O

9) 2 C8H18 + 25 O2  16 CO2 + 18 H2O

10) 1 FeCl3 + 3 NaOH  1 Fe(OH)3 + 3 NaCl

11) 4 P + 5 O2  2 P2O5

12) 2 Na + 2 H2O  2 NaOH + 1 H2

13) 2 Ag2O  4 Ag + 1 O2

14) 1 S8 + 12 O2  8 SO3

15) 6 CO2 + 6 H2O  1 C6H12O6 + 6 O2

16) 1 K + 1 MgBr  1 KBr + 1 Mg

17) 2 HCl + 1 CaCO3  1 CaCl2 + 1 H2O + 1 CO2

18) 1 HNO3 + 1 NaHCO3  1 NaNO3 + 1 H2O + 1 CO2

19) 2 H2O + 1 O2  2 H2O2

20) 2 NaBr + 1 CaF2  2 NaF + 1 CaBr2

21) 1 H2SO4 + 2 NaNO2  2 HNO2 + 1 Na2SO4

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