Chemical Reactions: Name: _________________________________
Study Guide! Period: _______ Date:____________________
Multiple Choice: (___ point each)
___1. Which of the following is an example of a chemical reaction?
A. ice melting C. house paint fading
B. pounding metal into a sheet D. a puddle of water evaporating
___2. Which of the following is not an example of a physical property?
A. boiling point C. reactivity with water
B. freezing point D. density
___3. What happens in a chemical reaction?
A. Atoms are destroyed C. Atoms are heated and cooled
B. Atoms are rearranged D. Atoms are created
___4. A synthesis reaction is a reaction between two reactants in which
A. one breaks down into at least two products.
B. a compound is decomposed by electricity.
C. a compound burns in the presence of oxygen.
D. one new compound is formed.
___5. The chemical formula for potassium chlorate, KClO3, means that each formula unit contains how many atoms of
each element?
A. 1K, 1Cl, 3O C. 0K, 0Cl, 3O
B. 3K, 3Cl, 3O D. 1K, 3ClO
___6. What are the coefficients of the correctly balanced equation?
___Fe2O3 + ___CO ➞ ___Fe + ___CO2
A. 1,3,2,3 C. 1,2,2,2
B. 0,2,2,3 D. 2,6,4,3
___7. Which of the following is a balanced equation?
A. H2 + Br2 ➞ 2HBr C. H2 + 2Br2 ➞ 2HBr
B. H2 + Br2 ➞ HBr D. 2H2 + Br2 ➞ HBr
___8. In a balanced equation, a product is written 4Al2O3. Which of the following shows the number of aluminum atoms
and oxygen atoms in this product?
A. 8 atoms Al and 3 atoms O C. 8 atoms Al and 12 atoms O
B. 6 atoms Al and 3 atoms O D. 6 atoms Al and 7 atoms O
___10. What type of reaction is shown below.
Zn(s) + 2HCl(aq) ➞ ZnCl2(aq) + H2(g)
A. precipitation C. double replacement
B. synthesis D. single replacement
___11. Which of the follow equations is balanced?
A. Na + 2Cl ➞ 2NaCl2 C. Na + Cl2 ➞ 2NaCl
B. 2Na + Cl2 ➞ NaCl2 D. 2Na + Cl2 ➞ 2NaCl
___12. In what type of reaction is a single reactant broken down into other substances?
A. synthesis C. decomposition
B. single replacement D. double replacement
___13. Which coefficients correctly balance the formula equation below?
NH4NO2(s) ➞ N2(g) + H2O(l)
A. 1,2,2 C. 1,2,1
B. 2,1,2 D. 1,1,2
___14. Which coefficients correctly balance the formula equation below?
CaO + H2O ➞ Ca(OH)2
A. 2,1,2 C. 1,2,1
B. 1,2,3 D. 1,1,1
Identify the type of each of the following chemical reactions. (___ point each)
A. synthesis C. single replacement E. combustion
B. decomposition D. double replacement
___15. Ca + O2 ➞ CaO ___18. Al + Fe(NO3)2 ➞ Al(NO3)3 + Fe ___21. KBrO3 ➞ KBr + O2
___16. C4H10 + O2 ➞ CO2 + H2O ___19. MgO + HCl ➞ MgCl2 + H2O
___17. Br2 + LiI ➞ LiBr + I2 ___20. (NH4)3PO4 + Sr(OH)2 ➞ Sr3(PO4)2 + NH4OH
Balance the following chemical equations. Write the coefficients in the space provided to the right. (___ point each)
Coefficients
22. ___NaOH ➞ ___Na2O + ___H2O ___________________________
23. ___Fe + ___O2 ➞ ___Fe2O3 ___________________________
24. ___FeS + ___HCl ➞ ___FeCl2 + ___H2S ___________________________
25. ___O2 + ___H2 ➞ ___H2O ___________________________
26. ___Cl2 + ___NaI ➞ ___NaCl + ___I2 ___________________________
27. ___Al(NO3)3 + ___H2SO4 ➞ ___Al2(SO4)3 + ___HNO3 ___________________________
Predict the products for the reactions below, and balance the equation. (___ point each)
28. ___Al + ___Fe(NO3)3 ➞
29. ___Pb(NO3)2 + ___KI ➞
30. ___C4H10 + ___O2 ➞
31. ___LiI + ___Br2 ➞
Decide if the following chemical equations are balanced or unbalanced, then identify the type of reaction.(___ point each)
32. Cl2 + MgBr2 ➞ MgCl2 + Br2
This equation is (circle one) BALANCED UNBALANCED
This is a (type) ____________________________ reaction.
33. N + 3H2 ➞ 2NH3
This equation is (circle one) BALANCED UNBALANCED
This is a (type) ____________________________ reaction.
34. KClO3 ➞ 3KCl + O2
This equation is (circle one) BALANCED UNBALANCED
This is a (type) ____________________________ reaction.
35. SrBr2 + (NH4)2CO3 ➞ SrCO3 + 2NH4Br
This equation is (circle one) BALANCED UNBALANCED
This is a (type) ____________________________ reaction.