Chemical Formulae and Equations Practice Questions
1. Write the chemical formula of the following substances:
a) Nitric acid Ans: ____________
b) Sulfuric acid Ans: ____________
c) Magnesium hydroxide Ans: ____________
d) Ammonium chloride Ans: ____________
e) Sodium hydrogen carbonate Ans: ____________
f) Copper (I) oxide Ans: ____________
g) Zinc oxide Ans: ____________
h) Iron (III) sulfate Ans: ____________
i) Silver sulfide Ans: ____________
j) Potassium nitride Ans: ____________
k) Lead (IV) nitrate Ans: ____________
l) Diboron trioxide Ans: ____________
m) Hydrogen gas Ans: ____________
n) Bromine gas Ans: ____________
o) Ammonia Ans: ____________
2. Balance the following chemical equations:
a) ___ SnO2 + ___ H2 → ___ Sn + ___ H2O
b) ___ KOH + ___ H3PO4 → ___ K3PO4 + ___ H2O
c) ___ KNO3 + ___ H2CO3 → ___ K2CO3 + ___ HNO3
d) ___ Na3PO4 + ___ HCl → ___ NaCl + ___ H3PO4
e) ___ TiCl4 + ___ H2O → ___ TiO2 + ___ HCl
f) ___ C2H6 + ___ O2 → ___ CO2 + ___ H2O
g) ___ Fe + ___ C2H4O2 → ___ Fe(C2H3O2)3 + ___ H2
h) ___ NH3 + ___ O2 → ___ NO + ___ H2O
i) ___ B2Br6 + ___ HNO3 → ___ B(NO3)3 + ___ HBr
3. Write the balanced chemical equation for the given reagents
(hint: start by identifying the type of reaction that is happening, then think about the general
products that are formed in the reactions):
(a) Iron (II) hydroxide and hydrochloric acid
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(b) Magnesium and nitric acid
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(c) Ammonium iodide and potassium hydroxide
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(d) Sulfuric acid and sodium hydrogen carbonate
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(e) Calcium oxide and nitric acid
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(f) Silver nitrate solution and zinc
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(g) Barium chloride and sodium sulfate
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(h) Heating of magnesium carbonate at high temperatures (not in N Level syllabus)
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(i) Propene and bromine solution at room temperature and pressure
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(j) Ethane and chlorine gas in UV light (give the equation for the monosubstituted product)
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(k) Propene and hydrogen gas at 200oC, nickel catalyst
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(l) Burning of propane in excess oxygen
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Answer Key
1a) HNO3 1b) H2SO4 1c) Mg(OH)2 1d) NH4Cl 1e) NaHCO3
1f) Cu2O 1g) ZnO 1h) Fe2(SO4)3 1i) Ag2S 1j) K3N
1k) Pb(NO3)4 1l) B2O3 1m) H2 1n) Br2 1o) NH3
2a) 1 SnO2 + 2 H2 → 1 Sn + 2 H2O
2b) 3 KOH + 1 H3PO4 → 1 K3PO4 + 3 H2O
2c) 2 KNO3 + 1 H2CO3 → 1 K2CO3 + 2 HNO3
2d) 1 Na3PO4 + 3 HCl → 3 NaCl + 1 H3PO4
2e) 1 TiCl4 + 2 H2O + 1 TiO2 + 4 HCl
2f) 2 C2H6 + 7 O2 → 4 CO2 + 6 H2O
2g) 2 Fe + 6 C2H4O2 → 2 Fe(C2H3O2)3 + 3 H2
2h) 4 NH3 + 5 O2 → 4 NO + 6 H2O
2i) 1 B2Br6 + 6 HNO3 → 2 B(NO3)3 + 6 HBr
3a) Neutralisation (products: salt + H2O):
Fe(OH)2 (s) + 2 HCl (aq) → FeCl2 (aq) + 2 H2O (l)
3b) Reactive metal + acid (products: salt + hydrogen gas):
Mg (s) + 2 HNO3 (aq) → Mg(NO3)2 (aq) + H2 (g)
3c) Ammonium salt + alkali (products: salt + ammonia gas + H2O):
NH4I (aq) + KOH (aq) → KI (aq) + NH3 (g) + H2O (l)
3d) Acid + Metal hydrogen carbonate (products: salt + CO2 + H2O):
H2SO4 (aq) + 2 NaHCO3 (aq) → Na2SO4 (aq) + 2 CO2 (g) + 2 H2O (l)
3e) Neutralisation (products: salt + H2O): CaO (s) + 2 HNO3 (aq) → Ca(NO3)2 (aq) + H2O (l)
3f) Single/metal displacement reaction (more reactive metal replaces the less reactive metal):
2 AgNO3 (aq) + Zn (s) → Zn(NO3)2 (aq) + 2 Ag (s)
3g) Double displacement reaction(reactants will exchange their anions) or precipitation (a
precipitate is formed as a product): BaCl2 (aq) + Na2SO4 (aq) → BaSO4 (s) + 2 NaCl (aq)
3h) Thermal decomposition of metal carbonate: MgCO3 (s) → MgO (s) + CO2 (g)
3i) Addition of bromine or bromination: C3H6 (g) + Br2(aq) → C3H6Br2 (l)
3j) Substitution (monosubstituted product means only 1 H in the alkane is replaced by 1 Cl):
C2H6 (g) + Cl2 (g) → C2H5Cl (g) + HCl (g)
3k) Addition of hydrogen or hydrogenation (product: alkane): C3H6 (g) + H2 (g) → C3H8 (g)
3l) Complete combustion (products: CO2 + H2O): C3H8 (g) + 5 O2 (g) → 3 CO2 (g) + 4 H2O (l)