Balancing Equations: Practice Problems

1. Balance each of the following equations.

(a) Fe + Cl2 −−→ FeCl3

(b) Fe + O2 −−
→ Fe2 O3

(c) FeBr3 + H2 SO4 −−

→ Fe2 (SO4 )3 + HBr

(d) C4 H6 O3 + H2 O −
−→ C2 H4 O2

(e) C2 H4 + O2 −−
→ CO2 + H2 O

(f) C4 H10 O + O2 −−
→ CO2 + H2 O

(g) C7 H16 + O2 −−→ CO2 + H2 O

(h) H2 SiCl2 + H2 O −−
→ H8 Si4 O4 + HCl

(i) HSiCl3 + H2 O −
−→ H10 Si10 O15 + HCl

(j) C7 H9 + HNO3 −−→ C7 H6 (NO2 )3 + H2 O

(k) C5 H8 O2 + NaH + HCl −

−→ C5 H12 O2 + NaCl
 Balancing Equations: Answers to Practice Problems

1. Balanced equations. (Coefficients equal to one (1) do not need to be shown in your answers).

(a) 2 Fe + 3 Cl2 −
−→ 2 FeCl3

(b) 4 Fe + 3 O2 −−→ 2 Fe2 O3

(c) 2 FeBr3 + 3 H2 SO4 −−

→ 1 Fe2 (SO4 )3 + 6 HBr

(d) 1 C4 H6 O3 + 1 H2 O −−
→ 2 C2 H4 O2

(e) 1 C2 H4 + 3 O2 −
−→ 2 CO2 + 2 H2 O

(f) 1 C4 H10 O + 6 O2 −−→ 4 CO2 + 5 H2 O

(g) 1 C7 H16 + 11 O2 −−
→ 7 CO2 + 8 H2 O

(h) 4 H2 SiCl2 + 4 H2 O −−
→ 1 H8 Si4 O4 + 8 HCl

(i) 10 HSiCl3 + 15 H2 O −−
→ 1 H10 Si10 O15 + 30 HCl

(j) 1 C7 H9 + 3 HNO3 −−
→ 1 C7 H6 (NO2 )3 + 3 H2 O

(k) 1 C5 H8 O2 + 2 NaH + 2 HCl −−

→ 1 C5 H12 O2 + 2 NaCl
Name: Date:

Balancing Equations

Balance the following chemical equations.

1. Fe + H2S04 Fe2(SO4)3 + H2

2. C2H6 + O2 H2O + CO2

3. KOH + H3PO4 K3PO4 + H2O

4. SnO2 + H2 Sn + H2O

5. NH3 + O2 NO + H2O

6. KNO3 + H2CO3 K2CO3 + HNO3

7. B2Br6 + HNO3 B(NO3)3 + HBr

8. BF3 + Li2SO3 B2(SO3)3 + LiF

9. (NH4)3PO4 + Pb(NO3)4 Pb3(PO4)4 + NH4NO3

10. SeCl6 + O2 SeO2 + Cl2

About Chemistry http://chemistry.about.com

Name: Date:

Balancing Equations

Balance the following chemical equations.

1. CH4 + O2 CO2 + H2O

2. Na+ + Cl- NaCl

3. Al + O2 Al2O3

4. N2+ + H2 NH3

5. CO(g) + H2(g) C8H18(l) + H2O

6. FeO3(s) + CO(g) Fe(l) + CO2(g)

7. H2SO4 + Pb(OH)4 Pb(SO4)2 + H2O

8. Al + HCl AlCl3 + H2

9. Ca3(PO4)2 + H2SO4 CaSO4 + Ca(H2PO4)2

10. H3PO4 + HCl PCl5 + H2O

About Chemistry http://chemistry.about.com

Name: Date:

Balancing Equations

Balance the following chemical equations.

1. SiCl4(l) + H2O(l) SiO2(s) + HCl(aq)

2. As + NaOH Na3AsO3 + H2

3. Au2S3 + H2 Au + H2S

4. V2O5 + HCl VOCl3 + H2O

5. Hg(OH)2 + H3PO4 Hg3(PO4)2 + H2O

6. SiO2 + HF SiF4 + H2O

7. Zn + HCl ZnCl2 + H2

8. HClO4 + P4O10 H3PO4 + Cl2O7

9. N2(g) + O2(g) + H2O HNO3(aq)

10. NH4NO3 N2 + O2 + H2O

About Chemistry http://chemistry.about.com

Name: Date:

Balancing Equations

Balance the following chemical equations.

1. AgI + Na2S Ag2S + NaI

2. Na3PO4 + HCl NaCl + H3PO4

3. Ba3N2 + H2O Ba(OH)2 + NH3

4. TiCl4 + H2O TiO2 + HCl

5. CaCl2 + Na3PO4 Ca3(PO4)2 + NaCl

6. NaBr + Cl2 NaCl + Br2

7. Mg(OH)2 + HCl MgCl2 + H2O

8. FeS + O2 Fe2O3 + SO2

9. PCl5 + H2O H3PO4 + HCl

10. C2H6O + O2 CO2 + H2O

About Chemistry http://chemistry.about.com

Name: Date:

Balancing Equations

Balance the following chemical equations.

1. 2 Fe + 3 H2S04 1 Fe2(SO4)3 + 3 H2

2. 2 C2H6 + 7 O2 6 H2O + 4 CO2

3. 3 KOH + 1 H3PO4 1 K3PO4 + 3 H2O

4. 1 SnO2 + 2 H2 1 Sn + 2 H2O

5. 4 NH3 + 5 O2 4 NO + 6 H2O

6. 2 KNO3 + 1 H2CO3 1 K2CO3 + 2 HNO3

7. 1 B2Br6 + 6 HNO3 2 B(NO3)3 + 6 HBr

8. 2 BF3 + 3 Li2SO3 1 B2(SO3)3 + 6 LiF

9. 4 (NH4)3PO4 + 3 Pb(NO3)4 1 Pb3(PO4)4 + 12 NH4NO3

10. 1 SeCl6 + 1 O2 1 SeO2 + 3 Cl2

About Chemistry http://chemistry.about.com

Name: Date:

Balancing Equations

Balance the following chemical equations.

1. 1 CH4 + 2 O2 1 CO2 + 2 H2O

2. 2 Na+ + 2 Cl- 1 NaCl

3. 4 Al + 3 O2 2 Al2O3

4. 1 N2+ + 3 H2 2 NH3

5. 8 CO(g) + 17 H2(g) 1 C8H18(l) + 8 H2O

6. 1 FeO3(s) + 3 CO(g) 1 Fe(l) + 3 CO2(g)

7. 2 H2SO4 + 1 Pb(OH)4 1 Pb(SO4)2 + 4 H2O

8. 2 Al + 6 HCl 2 AlCl3 + 3 H2

9. 1 Ca3(PO4)2 + 2 H2SO4 2 CaSO4 + 1 Ca(H2PO4)2

10. 1 H3PO4 + 5 HCl 1 PCl5 + 4 H2O

About Chemistry http://chemistry.about.com

Name: Date:

Balancing Equations

Balance the following chemical equations.

1. 1 SiCl4(l) + 2 H2O(l) 1 SiO2(s) + 4 HCl(aq)

2. 2 As + 6 NaOH 2 Na3AsO3 + 3 H2

3. 1 Au2S3 + 3 H2 2 Au + 3 H2S

4. 1 V2O5 + 6 HCl 2 VOCl3 + 3 H2O

5. 3 Hg(OH)2 + 2 H3PO4 1 Hg3(PO4)2 + 6 H2O

6. 1 SiO2 + 4 HF 1 SiF4 + 2 H2O

7. 1 Zn + 2 HCl 1 ZnCl2 + 1 H2

8. 12 HClO4 + 1 P4O10 4 H3PO4 + 6 Cl2O7

9. 2 N2(g) + 5 O2(g) + 2 H2O 4 HNO3(aq)

10. 2 NH4NO3 2 N2 + 1 O2 + 4 H2O

About Chemistry http://chemistry.about.com

Name: Date:

Balancing Equations

Balance the following chemical equations.

1. 2 AgI + 1 Na2S 1 Ag2S + 2 NaI

2. 1 Na3PO4 + 3 HCl 3 NaCl + 1 H3PO4

3. 1 Ba3N2 + 6 H2O 3 Ba(OH)2 + 2 NH3

4. 1 TiCl4 + 2 H2O 1 TiO2 + 4 HCl

5. 3 CaCl2 + 2 Na3PO4 1 Ca3(PO4)2 + 6 NaCl

6. 2 NaBr + 1 Cl2 2 NaCl + 1 Br2

7. 1 Mg(OH)2 + 2 HCl 1 MgCl2 + 2 H2O

8. 4 FeS + 7 O2 2 Fe2O3 + 4 SO2

9. 1 PCl5 + 4 H2O 1 H3PO4 + 5 HCl

10. 1 C2H6O + 3 O2 2 CO2 + 3 H2O

About Chemistry http://chemistry.about.com