Balancing Chemical Equations Flashcards
How many carbon atoms are represented below?

1
(There is one carbon atom in one molecule of methane. The carbon atom is the black atom in the center)

How many oxygen atoms are represented below?

4
(Count the 4 red atoms in the two oxygen molecules)

How many carbon atoms are represented below?

1
(Its the black one in the middle)

How many water molecules are represented below?

2 water molecules

How many atoms, total, are represented below?

9
(count ‘em)

How would you represent the molecule below in a chemical equation?


How would you represent what is below in a chemical equation?


Look at the chemical equation below. How many molecules of methane (CH4) are shown?
CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O
1

How would you represent what is below in a chemical equation?


How would you represent what is below in a chemical equation?


How would you represent what is below in a chemical equation?

CO2 + 2H2O
How would you represent what is below in a chemical equation?

CH4 + 202
What is the chemical formula for this compound?

Fe2O3

What is the chemical formula for this?

3Fe2O3
(3 molecules of Iron Oxide)

What is the chemical formula for this?

4Na
(Four individual atoms of Sodium)

What is the chemical formula for this?

ZnCl2
(One molecule of zinc chloride)

What is the chemical formula for this?

4ZnCl<span>2</span>
(Four molecules of zinc chloride)

What is the chemical formula for this?

NaCl

What is the chemical formula for this?

3NaCl

What is the chemical formula for this?

Cl2
(One molecule of chlorine)

What is the chemical formula for this?

5Cl2
(5 molecules of chlorine)

What is the chemical formula for this?

Zn(OH)2
(One molecule of zinc hydroxide)

What is the chemical formula for this?

3Zn(OH)<span>2</span>
(3 molecules of zinc hydroxide)

What is the chemical formula for this?

CaBr2
(one molecule of calcium bromide)

What is the chemical formula for this?

3CaBr2
(3 molecules of calcium bromide)

What is the chemical formula for this?

H<span>2</span>0
(One molecule of water)

What is the chemical formula for this?

6H20
(6 molecules of water)

You will see this little guy often. What is he?

Hydroxide
(Oxygen and Hydrogen pair up like this so often, we sometimes just treat them like a single object.)

What is the chemical formula for this?

3OH
(If these three hydroxide groups were part of a larger molecule, perhaps stuck onto an aluminum atom, you might see them represented as follows:
Al(OH)3

What is the chemical formula for this?

Al(OH)3
(one molecule of aluminum hydroxide)

What is the chemical formula for this?

2Al(OH)3
(2 molecules of aluminum hydroxide)
