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GCSE CHEMISTRY

BALANCING EQUATIONS 1
Balance the equations shown below. Remember that you may only write numbers in front of any of
the formulae but you may not change any formulae. Some of the equations may already be balanced.

H2

Cl2

HCl

Zn

O2

ZnO

Cl2

Al

AlCl3

Na

O2

Na2O

Mg

O2

MgO

Mg

HCl

MgCl2

H2

Fe2O3

Al

Fe

Al2O3

CaCl2

KOH

Ca(OH)2

KCl

HCl

Na2CO3

NaCl

H 2O

10

HNO3

NaOH

NaNO3

H 2O

11

HNO3

Ca(OH)2

Ca(NO3)2

H 2O

12

H2SO4 +

KOH

K2SO4

H 2O

NaNO3

NaNO2

O2

KNO3

PbI2

13
14

KI

Pb(NO3)2

15

CaCl2

Na2SO4

CaSO4

NaCl

16

HCl

K2SO3

KCl

H 2O

17

KOH

MgSO4

Mg(OH)2

K2SO4

18

H 2O

KOH

H2

19

NaOH

H3PO4

Na3PO4

H 2O

PbO

NO2

20

Pb(NO3)2

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CO2

SO2

O2