Island School Chemistry PT & E 3c
More Equations Practice
Questions:
1. Write word equations for the reaction between the following elements:
a. hydrogen and chlorine (1)
b. sodium and fluorine (1)
c. magnesium and oxygen (1)
d. hydrogen and oxygen (1)
2. Here are three general reactions which you met in Year 9. -
alkali + acid salt + water
metal + acid salt + hydrogen
metal carbonate + acid salt + carbon dioxide + water
Complete these word equations:
a. sodium hydroxide + hydrochloric acid (2)
b. sodium carbonate + sulphuric acid (2)
c. magnesium + hydrochloric acid (2)
d. calcium hydroxide + nitric acid (2)
3. Write balanced equations for these word equations ( remember that you need to
write the correct formula for each substance first before balancing):
a. potassium carbonate + hydrochloric acid potassium chloride + carbon dioxide + water (3)
b. sodium hydroxide + sulphuric acid sodium sulphate + water (3)
c. zinc + sulphuric acid zinc(II)sulphate + hydrogen
(3)
d. sodium carbonate+ nitric acid sodium nitrate + carbon dioxide + water (3)
Island School Chemistry PT & E 3c
4. Balance the following equations:
a. KOH + H2SO4 K2SO4 + H2O (2)
b. CuO + HCl CuCl2 + H2O (2)
c. NaHC03 Na2C03 + H2O + CO2 (2)
d. Pb(N03)2 PbO + N02 + O2 (2)
e. C2H4 + O2 CO2 + H2O (2)
f. CuO + NH3 N2 + Cu + H2O (2)
g. CO + Fe203 CO2 + Fe (2)
5. When a metal (MH)higher in the reactivity series is added to a solution of a salt of a
metal (ML) lower in that series, a displacement reaction takes place.
The general equation is:
MH + MLsalt ML + MHsalt
Complete the following word equations and then write balanced equations for the
following reactions:
a. magnesium + copper(II) sulphate (3)
b. zinc + silver(I) nitrate (3)
c. calcium + lead(II) nitrate (3)
d. iron + copper(II) chloride (3)
e. aluminium + zinc(II) sulphate (3)