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This document serves as a pre-class learning guide for understanding various types of chemical reactions and their representations. It includes vocabulary definitions, the law of conservation of mass, and instructions for balancing chemical equations. Additionally, it provides examples and tips for balancing different types of chemical reactions.

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This document serves as a pre-class learning guide for understanding various types of chemical reactions and their representations. It includes vocabulary definitions, the law of conservation of mass, and instructions for balancing chemical equations. Additionally, it provides examples and tips for balancing different types of chemical reactions.

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Session 10 – Section 7.1-7.

10

Pre-Class Learning Guide

Vocabulary/Terminology
Explain each of the following vocabulary terms in 1-2 full, coherent sentences. Do not just copy the
definition out of the book. Consider including pictures or diagrams to increase the clarity of your
explanation if necessary. You may type your explanations or hand write them.

Chemical equation Reactant Product Coefficients


Decomposition Synthesis/Combination Single displacement Double displacement
Combustion Redox reaction

Conceptual Understanding
This chapter is all about different types of chemical changes and how we can represent them. To begin,
remind yourself of the law of conservation of mass – write a brief reminder here of what it says:

To get to a balanced reaction, we must adjust the coefficients on the reactants and products in the
chemical equation. Why can we only adjust the coefficients, and not the subscripts inside any of the
reactants or products? Answer this question below:

The below equation is not balanced. We can see this if we make a table below the equation accounting
for how many of each type of atom are on both sides of the equation.

N2 + H2 → 2 NH3

2N 2N

2H 6H

We see the nitrogen atoms are balanced (meaning there are the same number on both sides), but the
hydrogen atoms are unbalanced. Add a coefficient to the reaction above to balance the equation.

Here are some tips for balancing chemical reactions:

• Start with a 1 for the coefficient for everything


• Check if it is balanced
• Balance atoms of an element that only appear in one substance on each side of the equation
first.
• Sometimes you will unbalance atoms of one element while balancing atoms of another element.
This is okay.
• Try treating polyatomic ions as a single unit when balancing to simplify the process. (Sometimes
you can’t do this.)
• If an element appears in more than one substance on the same side of an equation, leave this
element for later
• If an element appears in all of the substances on both sides of the equation, leave this for last.
(This often happens with oxygen or carbon.)

Balance the following reactions:

Ca + O2 → CaO

2Ca + O2 -> 2 CaO

CH4 + Br2 → CBr4 + HBr


CH4 + 4 Br2 ->CBr4 + 4 HBr

N2H4 + HNO3 → N2 + H2O very challenging

5 N2H4 +4 H NO3 = &N2+12H2O

C2H6 + O2 → CO2 + H2O

2CH6 +7O2 = 4CO2 +6H2O

CO2 + KOH → K2CO3 + H2O

CO2 + 2 KOH = K2CO3 + H2O


Chemical reactions -A process where two or more molecules or ionic structures interact.

Reactant- molecules involved in a chemical reaction

Product - results of chemical reactions

Coefficients - a whole number written in front of a chemical formula to show how many are
needed to balance the equation.

Decomposition - a reaction where compounds break down into simpler components.

Synthesis/Combination- a chemical reaction where two or more compounds or elements


combine
Into a more complex product.

Single displacement - a reaction in which one element is replaced by another element in a


compound.
Double displacement - a reaction where two elements are replaced by another in a compound

Combustion - a reaction in which heat and light is released, as a flame.

Redox reaction- a chemical reaction that involves electrons are transferred between
substances.

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