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    This document discusses chemical equations, including: - Writing word equations and chemical equations to represent chemical reactions - Identifying reactants, products, and states of matter in equations - Balancing chemical equations by adjusting coefficients to make the number of atoms equal on both sides - Reactions can be endothermic, requiring energy input, or exothermic, releasing energy

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    This document discusses chemical equations, including: - Writing word equations and chemical equations to represent chemical reactions - Identifying reactants, products, and states of matter in equations - Balancing chemical equations by adjusting coefficients to make the number of atoms equal on both sides - Reactions can be endothermic, requiring energy input, or exothermic, releasing energy

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    This document discusses chemical equations, including: - Writing word equations and chemical equations to represent chemical reactions - Identifying reactants, products, and states of matter in equations - Balancing chemical equations by adjusting coefficients to make the number of atoms equal on both sides - Reactions can be endothermic, requiring energy input, or exothermic, releasing energy

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    6.

    1 Chemical Equations
    Objectives
     Relate chemical changes and macroscopic
    properties.
     Demonstrate how chemical equations
    describe chemical reactions.
     Illustrate how to balance chemical reactions
    by changing coefficients.
    Recognizing Chemical Reactions
     Chemical reactions occur all around you
    and within you.
     Evidence:
    – Color change
    – Odor
    – Temperature change
    – Gas production
    – Precipitate
    Writing Chemical Equations
     Reactant- substance that undergoes a
    reaction, the starting substance(s).
     Product- the new substance formed from
    the reactants.

     Rust
    – Iron and oxygen react to form Iron (III) oxide
    Writing Chemical Equations
     Word Equations
     Chemical Equations

     First lets practice writing formulas.


     You MUST be able to write formulas in
    order to write the equations
    Word Equation
     Word equation
    – Vinegar + Baking soda  sodium acetate +
    water + carbon dioxide
    – Can be using common names or the chemical
    names.
    – Acetic acid + sodium hydrogen carbonate 
    sodium acetate + water + carbon dioxide
     Word equations are the simplest form
    Chemical Equations
     Uses the chemical formulas for the reactants
    and products.
     This is why you must be able to write
    formulas.
     Baking soda and vinegar
    HC2H3O2 + NaHCO3  NaC2H3O2 + H2O + CO2
    Chemical Equations
     It is also important to know the state the
    compounds are in
    – (g) – gas
    – (s) – solid
    – (l) – liquid
    – (aq) – aqueous
     HC2H3O2 (aq) + NaHCO3 (s)  NaC2H3O2 (aq) + H2O (l) + CO2 (g)
    Equations and Energy
     Some chemical reactions require an energy
    input to occur
     Some chemical reaction produce energy
     Energy can be in the form of electricity
    (input), heat or light.
     Endothermic reaction- absorbs energy
     Exothermic reaction- gives off energy
    Balancing Chemical Equations
     Balanced equation for the reaction of iron and
    chlorine:

    2Fe (s) + 3 Cl2 (g)  2FeCl3 (s)

     To balance an equation you must first find the


    correct coefficients- the number written in front of
    a reactant or product; tells the smallest number of
    particles of the substance involved in the reaction.
    Steps for balancing equations
    1. Write the skeleton equation for the reaction.
    2. Count the atoms of the elements in the reactants.
    3. Count the atoms of the elements in the products.
    4. Change the coefficients to make the number of
    atoms of each element equal on both sides of the
    equation.
    5. Write the coefficient in their lowest possible
    ratio.
    6. Check your work.

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