Balancing Equations: Practice Problems

1. Balance each of the following equations.

(a) Fe + Cl2 −−→ FeCl3

(b) Fe + O2 −−
→ Fe2 O3

(c) FeBr3 + H2 SO4 −−

→ Fe2 (SO4 )3 + HBr

(d) C4 H6 O3 + H2 O −
−→ C2 H4 O2

(e) C2 H4 + O2 −−
→ CO2 + H2 O

(f) C4 H10 O + O2 −−
→ CO2 + H2 O

(g) C7 H16 + O2 −−→ CO2 + H2 O

(h) H2 SiCl2 + H2 O −−
→ H8 Si4 O4 + HCl

(i) HSiCl3 + H2 O −
−→ H10 Si10 O15 + HCl

(j) C7 H9 + HNO3 −−→ C7 H6 (NO2 )3 + H2 O

(k) C5 H8 O2 + NaH + HCl −

−→ C5 H12 O2 + NaCl