Balancing and Types of Reactions

Topics

• Balancing Equations

• Reactants & Products

• Conservation of Mass

• Reaction Types

  •  Synthesis

  • Decomposition

  • Single Replacement

  • Double Replacement

  • Combustion

Learning Objectives

• Adjust coefficients to balance atoms for reactants and products in an equation.

• Visually connect the coefficients in an equation to the number of molecules.

• Differentiate between the five basic types of chemical reactions from their formulas.

• Apply the law of conservation of mass to balance chemical equations correctly.

• Describe the defining pattern for each of the five main reaction types.

Standards Alignment

• HS-PS1-2

• HS-PS1-7

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