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    The document discusses balancing chemical equations by adjusting coefficients of reactants and products to ensure equal numbers of each element on both sides. It explains what a chemical equation is, defines reactants and products, and discusses how to use subscripts and coefficients as well as the three rules for balancing equations.

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    BALANCING CHEMICAL

    EQUATIONS
    WHAT IS A CHEMICAL EQUATION?
    • Chemical equation - Describes a chemical change.
    • Parts of an equation:

    Reactant Product

    2Ag + H2S Ag2S + H2

    Reaction symbol
    REACTANTS AND PRODUCTS
    • Reactant - The chemical(s) you start with before the reaction.
    • Written on left side of equation.
    • Product - The new chemical(s) formed by the reaction.
    • Right side of equation.

    SUBSCRIPTS AND COEFFICIENTS


     Subscript - shows how many atoms of an element are in a molecule.
     EX: H O
    2
     2 atoms of hydrogen (H)
     1 atom of oxygen (O)

     Coefficient - shows how many molecules there are of a particular chemical.


     EX: 3 H O
    2
     Means there are 3 water molecules.
    A CHEMICAL REACTION

    • 2H2 + O2  2H2O
    RULES IN BALANCING
    CHEMICAL EQUATION
    1. Subscripts cannot be added, removed, or
    changed.
    2. You can only change coefficients.
    3. Coefficients can only go in front of chem.
    formulas...NEVER in the middle of a formula.
    AN UNBALANCED EQUATION
    CH4 + O2  CO2 + H2O

    Reactant Side Product Side

    1 carbon atom 1 carbon atom


    4 hydrogen atoms 2 hydrogen atoms
    2 oxygen atoms 3 oxygen atoms
    A BALANCED EQUATION

    CH4 + 2O2  CO2 + 2H2O

    Reactant Side Product Side

    1 carbon atom 1 carbon atom


    4 hydrogen atoms 4 hydrogen atoms
    4 oxygen atoms 4 oxygen atoms
    BALANCING EQUATIONS
    Balance the following equation by adjusting
    coefficients.

    2 KClO3  2 KCl + 3O2


    reactants products

    K 1
    2 12
    Cl 1
    2 1
    2
    O 3
    6 2
    6
    Thank You…

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