Balancing Chemical Equations

Balancing Chemical Equations Screenshot
  • Chemical Equations
  • Conservation of Mass
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Topics

  • Chemical Equations
  • Conservation of Mass

Description

How do you know if a chemical equation is balanced? What can you change to balance an equation? Play a game to test your ideas!

Sample Learning Goals

  • Balance a chemical equation.
  • Recognize that the number of atoms of each element is conserved in a chemical reaction.
  • Describe the difference between coefficients and subscripts in a chemical equation.
  • Translate from symbolic to molecular representations of matter.
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Balancing Chemical Equations HTML5 A gold star indicates high-quality, inquiry-based activities that follow the PhET design guidelines. Elyse Zimmer HS Lab Chemistry
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Balancing Chemical Equations Christoffer Becho HS
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Balancing Chemical Reactions Game Jeff Drach HS Other Chemistry
Explore Balancing Chemical Equations Patricia Garcia MS Guided Chemistry
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Balancing Equations PhET Kristine McDaniel HS Guided Chemistry
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Balancing Chemical Equations Inquiry Lab Tony Tracy HS Lab Chemistry
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Ajust equacions químiques Miriam Pujadas HS HW Chemistry
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Bilanciamento di reazioni chimiche___ITALIANO Natasha Samousenko MS
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Roteiro para Estudo sobre Balanceamento de Equações Químicas, Utilizando o Simulado. Antônia Clarycy Barros Nojosa e Caroline de Goes Sampaio HS Guided Chemistry
Balanceamento de equações químicas Victor Augusto Bianchetti Rodrigues HS Guided Chemistry
Balanceamento, Leis Ponderais e Modelo de Dalton DANILO JOSE F PINTO HS Lab
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Balanceo de ecuaciones químicas por tanteo andis pacheco MS HW Chemistry
Guía Balanceo de ecuaciones químicas Andrea Ortega Fernández MS Guided Chemistry
Balanceando Ecuaciones Elvis Rivera HS Lab Chemistry
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