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    This document discusses chemical equations, which represent chemical reactions. It explains that chemical equations show the reactants (starting substances) and products (new substances formed), and that they must be balanced so that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of the equation. It then provides examples of writing and balancing word and chemical equations for several chemical reactions, such as hydrogen and oxygen reacting to form water, magnesium reacting with oxygen, and methane burning in oxygen. Finally, it gives some exercises for balancing additional chemical equations.

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    This document discusses chemical equations, which represent chemical reactions. It explains that chemical equations show the reactants (starting substances) and products (new substances formed), and that they must be balanced so that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of the equation. It then provides examples of writing and balancing word and chemical equations for several chemical reactions, such as hydrogen and oxygen reacting to form water, magnesium reacting with oxygen, and methane burning in oxygen. Finally, it gives some exercises for balancing additional chemical equations.

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    Writing Chemical

    Equations

    Chapter 7b
    Chemical Equations
    • Chemical equation is a way of representing a
    chemical reaction.
    • It shows the starting substances (reactants) and
    the new substances formed (products).
    • There are 2 types of equations:
    – Word equation: uses words
    – Chemical equation: uses symbols and formulae

    reactant + reactant  product(s)


    Chemical Equations
    • Chemical equations have the same number of
    atoms of each element on both sides of the
    equation.
    – No atoms are created or destroyed during a reaction.
    They are only rearranged.
    – Therefore, the number of atoms on both sides of the
    equation must be equal.
    Chemical Equations
    • Sometimes, state symbols are shown. There are
    4 state symbols:
    – solid (s)
    – liquid (l)
    – gas (g)
    – aqueous (aq)

    dissolved
    Reacting Hydrogen and Oxygen
    Step 1: Write the word equation

    hydrogen + oxygen  water

    Step 2: Write the chemical equation

    H2 + O2  H2O
    Reacting Hydrogen and Oxygen
    Step 3: Check if the equation is balanced.
    H2 + O2  H2O H2 + O2  2H2O

    H–2 H–2 H–2 H–4


    O–2 O–1 O–2 O–2

    2H2 + O2  2H2O

    H–4 H–4
    O–2 O–2
    Reaction between Magnesium
    and Oxygen
    Step 1: Write the word equation
    magnesium + oxygen  magnesium oxide

    Step 2: Write the chemical equation


    Mg + O2  MgO
    Reaction between Magnesium
    and Oxygen
    Step 3: Check if the equation is balanced.
    Mg + O2  MgO Mg + O2  2MgO

    Mg – 1 Mg – 1 Mg – 1 Mg – 2
    O–2 O–1 O–2 O–2

    2Mg + O2  2MgO

    Mg – 2 Mg – 2
    O–2 O–2
    Burning Methane in Oxygen
    Step 1:
    methane + oxygen  carbon dioxide + water

    Step 2:
    CH4 + O2  CO2 + H2O
    Burning Methane in Oxygen
    Step 3:
    CH4 + O2  CO2 + H2O CH4 + O2  CO2 + 2H2O

    C–1 C–1 C–1 C–1


    H–4 H–2 H–4 H–4
    O-2 O-3 O-2 O-4

    CH4 + 2O2  CO2 + 2H2O

    C–1 C–1
    H–4 H–4
    O-4 O-4
    Exercises
    Add numbers (if necessary to balance each
    equation.

    • SO2 + O2  SO3

    • N2 + H2  NH3

    • CH4 + O2  CO2 + H2O


    Exercises
    Write the balanced chemical equation for the
    following reactions:

    sodium + chlorine  sodium chloride


    Exercises
    Write the balanced chemical equation for the
    following reactions:

    magnesium + water  magnesium hydroxide +


    hydrogen

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