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Balancing Chemical Equations Worksheet 1
1. H
2
+ O
2
H
2
O
2. Na + Cl
2
NaCl
3. N
2
O
4
NO
2

4. Mg + O
2
MgO
5. H
2
O
2
H
2
O + O
2

6. Ca + N
2
Ca
3
N
2

7. Li + F
2
LiF
8. Mg + N
2
Mg
3
N
2

9. NH
3
N
2
+ H
2

10. HCl H
2
+ Cl
2

11. NI
3
N
2
+ I
2

12. HI H
2
+ I
2

13. Al + O
2
Al
2
O
3

14. K + S K
2
S
15. Li + Cl
2
LiCl
16. HgO Hg + O
2

17. Al + I
2
AlI
3

18. Al + S Al
2
S
3

19. Na + H
2
O NaOH + H
2

20. NO + O
2
NO
2

21. Na
2
O + H
2
O NaOH
22. CH
4
+ O
2
CO
2
+ H
2
O
23. PbO + C Pb + CO
2

24. C + O
2
CO
25. CO + O
2
CO
2


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Balancing Chemical Equations Worksheet 2
26. Mg + Cl
2
MgCl
2

27. Ag
2
O Ag + O
2

28. K + O
2
K
2
O
29. Cl
2
+ F
2
ClF
3

30. SiO
2
+ C Si + CO
31. NaHCO
3
Na
2
CO
3
+ CO
2
+ H
2
O
32. ZnS + O
2
ZnO + SO
2

33. SO
2
+ H
2
S S + H
2
O
34. Ba + O
2
BaO
35. Fe + O
2
Fe
2
O
3

36. SO
2
+ O
2
SO
3

37. KIO
3
KI + O
2

38. NOCl NO + Cl
2

39. COF
2
CO
2
+ CF
4

40. Fe
2
O
3
+ Al Al
2
O
3
+ Fe
41. P
4
+ O
2
P
2
O
5

42. Na
3
N Na + N
2

43. P
4
+ Cl
2
PCl
3

44. CrO
3
Cr
2
O
3
+ O
2

45. P
2
O
5
+ H
2
O H
3
PO
4

46. NaH + BF
3
B
2
H
6
+ NaF
47. P
4
+ O
2
P
4
O
10

48. BN + 3IF NI
3
+ BF
3

49. Fe
2
O
3
+ C Fe + CO
2

50. Fe
3
O
4
+ CO Fe + CO
2


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Balancing Chemical Equations Worksheet 1 - ANSWERS
1. 2H
2
+ O
2
2H
2
O
2. 2Na + Cl
2
2NaCl
3. N
2
O
4
2NO
2

4. 2Mg + O
2
2MgO
5. 2H
2
O
2
2H
2
O + O
2

6. 3Ca + N
2
Ca
3
N
2

7. 2Li + F
2
2LiF
8. 3Mg + N
2
Mg
3
N
2

9. 2NH
3
3N
2
+ 2H
2

10. 2HCl H
2
+ Cl
2

11. 2NI
3
N
2
+ 3I
2

12. 2HI H
2
+ I
2

13. 4Al + 3O
2
2Al
2
O
3

14. K + 2S K
2
S
15. 2Li + Cl
2
2LiCl
16. 2HgO 2Hg + O
2

17. 2Al + 3I
2
2AlI
3

18. 2Al + 3S Al
2
S
3

19. 2Na + 2H
2
O 2NaOH + H
2

20. 2NO + O
2
2NO
2

21. Na
2
O + H
2
O 2NaOH
22. CH
4
+ 2O
2
CO
2
+ 2H
2
O
23. 2PbO + C 2Pb + CO
2

24. 2C + O
2
2CO
25. 2CO + O
2
2CO
2



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Balancing Chemical Equations Worksheet 2 - ANSWERS
26. 2Mg + Cl
2
MgCl
2

27. 2Ag
2
O 4Ag + O
2

28. 4K + 2O
2
2K
2
O
29. Cl
2
+ 3F
2
2ClF
3

30. SiO
2
+ 2C Si + 2CO
31. 2NaHCO
3
Na
2
CO
3
+ CO
2
+ H
2
O
32. 2ZnS + 3O
2
2ZnO + 2SO
2

33. SO
2
+ 2H
2
S 3S + 2H
2
O
34. 2Ba + O
2
2BaO
35. 4Fe + 3O
2
2Fe
2
O
3

36. 2SO
2
+ O
2
2SO
3

37. 2KIO
3
2KI + 3O
2

38. 2NOCl 2NO + Cl
2

39. 2COF
2
CO
2
+ CF
4

40. Fe
2
O
3
+ 2Al Al
2
O
3
+ 2Fe
41. P
4
+ 5O
2
2P
2
O
5

42. 2Na
3
N 6Na + N
2

43. P
4
+ 6Cl
2
4PCl
3

44. 4CrO
3
2Cr
2
O
3
+ 3O
2

45. P
2
O
5
+ 3H
2
O 2H
3
PO
4

46. 6NaH + 2BF
3
B
2
H
6
+ 6NaF
47. P
4
+ 5O
2
P
4
O
10

48. BN + 3IF NI
3
+ BF
3

49. 2Fe
2
O
3
+ 3C 4Fe + 3CO
2

50. Fe
3
O
4
+ 4CO 3Fe + 4CO
2