BALANCE THE FOLLOWING EQUATIONS
1. Write the balanced chemical equations of the following reactions.
i) Sodium hydroxide + sulphuric acid → sodium sulphate + water
ii) Potassium bicarbonate + sulphuric acid →
potassium sulphate + carbon dioxide + water
iii) Iron + sulphuric acid → ferrous sulphate + hydrogen.
iv) Chlorine + sulphur dioxide + water → sulphuric acid + hydrogen
chloride
v) Silver nitrate → silver + nitrogen dioxide + oxygen
vi) Copper + nitric acid → copper nitrate + nitric oxide + water
vii) Ammonia + oxygen → nitric oxide + water
viii) Barium chloride + sulphuric acid →
barium sulphate + hydrochloric acid
ix) Zinc sulphide + oxygen → zinc oxide + sulphur dioxide
x) Aluminium carbide + water → aluminium hydroxide + methane
xi) Iron pyrites (FeS2) + oxygen → ferric oxide + sulphur dioxide
xii) Potassium permanganate + hydrochloric acid → potassium
chloride + manganese chloride + chlorine + water
xiii) Aluminium sulphate + sodium hydroxide →
sodium sulphate + sodium Meta aluminate + water.
xiv) Aluminium + sodium hydroxide + water → sodium
Meta aluminate + hydrogen
xv) Potassium dichromate + sulphuric acid →
potassium sulphate + chromium sulphate + water + oxygen.
xvi) Potassium dichromate + hydrochloric acid → Potassium
chloride + chromium chloride + water + chlorine
xvii) Sulphur + nitric acid → sulphuric acid + nitrogen
dioxide + water.
xviii) Sodium chloride + manganese dioxide + sulphuric acid →
sodium hydrogen sulphate +
manganese sulphate + water + chlorine.
2. Write the chemical equations for the following word equations and
balance them.
a) Carbon + Oxygen → Carbon dioxide
b) Nitrogen + Oxygen → Nitrogen monoxide
c) Calcium + Nitrogen → Calcium nitride
d) Calcium oxide + Carbon dioxide → Calcium carbonate
e) Magnesium + Sulphuric acid → Magnesium sulphate +
Hydrogen
f) Sodium reacts with water to form sodium hydroxide and
hydrogen
3. Balance the following equations:
a. Fe + H2O → Fe3O4 + H2
b. Ca + N2 → Ca3N2
c. Zn + KOH → K2ZnO2 + H2
d. Fe2O3 + CO → Fe + CO2
e. PbO + NH3 → Pb + H2O + N2
f. Pb3O4 → PbO + O2
g. PbS + O2 → PbO + SO2
h. S + H2SO4 → SO2 + H2O
i. S + HNO3 → H2SO4 + NO2 + H2O
j. MnO2 + 4HCl → MnCl2 + 2H2O + Cl2
k. C + H2SO4 → CO2 + H2O + SO2
l. KOH + Cl2 → KCl + KClO + H2O
m.NO2 +H2O → HNO2 + HNO3
n. Pb3O4 + HCl → PbCl2 + H2O + Cl2
o. H2O + Cl2 → HCl + O2
p. NaHCO3 → Na2CO3 + H2O + CO2
q. HNO3 + H2S → NO2 + H2O + S
r. P + HNO3 → NO2 + H2O + H3PO4
s. Zn + HNO3 → Zn(NO3)2 + H2O + NO2