1. Counting Atoms Balancing Equations Law of Conservation of Mass

2. Counting Atoms 2) Ba(OH)2 3) 3Ca(ClO3)2 1) 2CrCl3
Counting Atoms - Multiply coefficient by subscript of each element.
If in parenthesis, the subscript after the parenthesis is multiplied to the chunk of everything in the parenthesis than multiplied by coefficient.
2) Ba(OH)2
3) 3Ca(ClO3)2
1) 2CrCl3
Cr – (2x1) = 2
Ba – 1
Ca – (3x1) = 3
Cl – (2 x 3) = 6
O – (2x1) = 2
Cl – (2 x 3) = 6
H – (2 x 1) = 2
O – (3 x 3 x 2) = 18

3. Balancing chemical equations
reactants
1. Every atom in _________becomes part of the ___________.
2. Atoms are never ___________ or _________
3. Scientists know that there must be the ________ number and type of atoms on each ________ of the equation.
3. Balance by using ____________ in front of the chemical formulas because you can not add or change ___________of a correct formula
products
created
destroyed
same
side
coefficients
subscripts

4. Steps to Balancing Equations
Determine the number of atoms for each element.
Pick an element that is not equal on both sides of the equation.
Add a coefficient in front of the formula with that element and adjust your counts.
Continue adding coefficients to get the same number of atoms of each element on both sides

5. Example
Step 1: Determine the number of atoms for each element. Mg + O2 MgO Mg = 1 Mg = 1 O = 2 O = 1

6. Example
Step 2: Pick an element that is not equal on both sides of the equation. Mg + O2 MgO Mg = 1 Mg = 1 O = 2 O = 1
Since the O atoms are not equal, we’ll target those first.

7. Example
Step 3: Add a coefficient in front of the formula with the element and adjust your counts. Mg + O2 2 MgO Mg = 1 Mg = 1 2 O = 2 O = 1 2
Adding a 2 in front of MgO will change the number of atoms on the product side of the equation.

8. Example
Step 4: Continue adding coefficients to get the same number of atoms of each element on each side. 2 Mg + O2 2 MgO Mg = 1 2 Mg = 1 2 O = 2 O = 1 2
Now we need to increase the number of Mg atoms we have on the reactants side. Adding a coefficient 2 in front of Mg will give us 2 atoms of Mg and balance the equation.

9. LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MASS
Law of Conservation of mass – MASS CANNOT BE CREATED OR DESTROYED DURING A CHEMICAL REACTION.
The mass of all the REACTANTS combined must equal the mass of all the PRODUCTS combined
1. Antoine Lavoisier came up with this law

10. How does a balanced equation illustrate the Law of Conservation of Mass
A balanced chemical equation shows the same number and kind of atoms in both the reactants and the products.
Therefore, the total mass of all the atoms in the reactants is the same as the total mass of the same atoms in the products.