Balancing Chemical Equations

Learning Competency: Perform exercises on writing and balancing chemical equations

Name: JORE, JESSAN Y. Date Performed: November 27, 2020

Group No. ______________________________ Date Submitted: November 27, 2020

Background
A chemical reaction is a reaction between two or more substances to produce new materials. It can be
classified into six types: combination, synthesis, decomposition, combustion, single and double
displacement, and acid-base. A chemical equation needs to be balanced at all times, in order to
determine accurately the amount of substance used and produced in a chemical reaction. This activity
intends to let the learners experience a concrete example of a chemical reaction, as well as help them
practice writing and balancing chemical equations.

Supplemental Experiment: THE BURNING MONEY

Materials:
Money (paper bill) Match Graduated cylinder
70% ethyl alcohol 250-ml beakers (2) Distilled water
1. Measure 10 mL distilled water and 70% alcohol separately.
2. Transfer the water and alcohol into the beakers. Label each.
3. Submerge money into the water for about a minute. Remove and shake off to
release excess water.
4. Submerge the wet bill into the 70% alcohol solution for about a minute. Remove
and shake off excess alcohol solution.
5. Start burning the money. Record observations.

CAUTION: Take extra care in lighting the money. Otherwise your hands and face will
burn up too.

Questions:
1. What was the importance of submerging your paper bill in the water before dipping
it on 70% ethyl alcohol?
ANSWER: The importance of submerging the paper bill in the water before dipping it on 70% ethyl
alcohol, so that the water molecules can soak to the paper bill and while the alcohol will act as a shield
to the water molecules, in other words the alcohol will remain in the surface. When trying burning it,
the alcohol is what actually that burns and the temperature of it is not too high to evaporate the water
and burn the paper bill. After the fire goes out, still the paper bill is slightly wet.
2. Write the complete chemical equation of “the burning money” and classify.
Ethanol reacts with water burns in air to produce carbon dioxide and water. It is a combustion
reaction.

Balance Equation

C2H5OH + 3 O2 ----> 2 CO2 + 3 H2O

C= 2 C= 2
H= 6 H= 6
O= 7 O= 7
COMBUSTION REACTION
1 mole of ethanol reacts with 3 moles of oxygen burns in air to produce 2 moles of carbon dioxide and
3 moles of water.

3. Balance and classify the reactions below:

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a. C2H4(g) + O2(g) CO2(g) + H2O(g)
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Balanced chemical equation: C2H4(g) + 3 O2(g) 2 CO2(g) + 2 H2O(g)

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C2H4(g) + 3 O2(g) 2 CO2(g) + 2 H2O(g)
C= 2 C= 2
H= 4 H= 4
O= 6 O= 6
Type of chemical equation: Combustion Reaction

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b. Mg(s) + N2(g) Mg3N2(s)
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Balanced chemical equation: 3 Mg(s) + N2(g) Mg3N2(s)

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3 Mg(s) + N2(g) Mg3N2(s)
Mg= 3 Mg= 3
N= 2 N= 2
Type of chemical equation: Synthesis reaction

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c. C2H8O2(l) + O2(g) CO2(g) + H2O(g)
Balanced chemical equation:
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C2H8O2(l) + 3 O2(g) 2 CO2(g) + 4 H2O(g)
C= 2 C= 2
H= 8 H= 8
O= 8 O= 8
Type of chemical equation: Combustion reaction
4. Write and balance the chemical equation described in the chemical reactions below:

a. Reaction between methane and Bromine.

CH4 + Br2 → CH3Br + HBr
C= 1 C= 1
H= 4 H= 4
Br= 2 Br= 2
Double displacement reaction

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b. Magnesium metal burns brilliantly in air to produce magnesium oxide.

2 Mg(s) + O2(g) → 2 MgO(s)
Mg= 2 Mg= 2
O= 2 O= 2
Synthesis Reaction
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c. Solid calcium carbonate decomposes to form metal oxide and carbon dioxide
when heated.
CaCO3(s) → O2(s) + CO2(g) (unbalance/impossible reaction) in case, the sentence
is an critical error. The ff. is my assumption described in chemical reaction

Solid calcium carbonate decomposes to form metal calcium oxide and carbon
dioxide when heated.
CaCO3(s) → CaO(s) + CO2(g)
Ca= 1 Ca= 1
C= 1 C= 1
O= 3 O= 3
Decomposition reaction
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d. combination reaction between lithium metal and fluorine gas

2 Li(s) + F2(g) → 2 LiF(s)
Li= 2 Li= 2
F= 2 F= 2
Combination reaction
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e. decomposition reaction that occurs when solid barium carbonate is heated

BaCO3(s) → BaO(s) + CO2(g)
Ba= 1 Ba= 1
C= 1 C= 1
O= 3 O= 3
Decomposition reaction

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f. Nitrogen and hydrogen react to form ammonia
N2 + 3 H2 → 2 NH3
N= 2 N= 2
H= 6 H= 6
Synthesis reaction
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g. Nitrogen monoxide and oxygen react to form nitrogen dioxide

2 NO + O2 → 2 NO2
N= 2 N= 2
O= 4 O= 4
Synthesis reaction
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h. the chemical reaction between solid calcium carbide, CaC2, and water to form
an aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide and acetylene gas, C2H2.
CaC2(s) + 2 H2O(l) → Ca(OH)2(aq) + C2H2(g)
Ca= 1 Ca= 1
C= 2 C= 2
H= 4 H= 4
O= 2 O= 2
Double displacement reaction

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