Writing Chemical Equations
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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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Practice
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Define the term "skeleton equation" in your own words.
What do the symbols (s), (l), (g), and (aq) represent in a chemical equation?
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Exit ticket
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“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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