Word Equations in Chemistry
A Grade 10 chemistry worksheet focusing on writing and balancing word equations for chemical reactions.
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Word Equations in Chemistry
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Read each question carefully and provide your answers in the spaces provided. Ensure your word equations accurately represent the chemical reactions.
1. In a chemical equation, reactants are written on the side and products are written on the side.
2. The symbol "+" in a word equation means , while the arrow symbol "→" means .
3. The law of conservation of mass states that mass cannot be created or in a chemical reaction.
1. Write the word equation for the reaction where solid magnesium reacts with oxygen gas to produce solid magnesium oxide.
2. Write the word equation for the reaction where aqueous sodium hydroxide reacts with aqueous hydrochloric acid to produce aqueous sodium chloride and liquid water.
Match each reactant with its correct product in a typical combustion reaction.
1. Methane + Oxygen
a. Iron (III) oxide
2. Iron + Oxygen
b. Carbon dioxide + Water
3. Hydrogen + Oxygen
c. Water
1. A word equation shows the chemical formulas of the reactants and products.
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1. Explain why it is important to balance chemical equations, even when writing them as word equations.