Writing Chemical Equations
Grade 845 min
Learning Objective
I can write a word equation from a description of a chemical reaction and then convert it into a skeleton equation.
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Writing Chemical Equations in Words
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7 questions • Short answer
Exit Ticket
“Write the word equation and then the skeleton equation for the following reaction: Solid lithium reacts with chlorine gas to produce solid lithium chloride. Write the word equation and then the skeleton equation for the following reaction: Solid aluminum reacts with aqueous hydrochloric acid to produce aqueous aluminum chloride and hydrogen gas. Write the word equation and then the skeleton equation for the following reaction: Solid copper reacts with oxygen gas to produce solid copper(II) oxide.”
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