English

What is a Chemical Equation? Explain with the Help of an Example. - Science

Advertisements
Advertisements

Question

What is a chemical equation? Explain with the help of an example.

Advertisements

Solution

 The method of representing a chemical reaction with the help of symbols and formulae of the substances involved in it is known as chemical equation.
For example, zinc metal reacts with dilute sulphuric acid to form zinc sulphate and hydrogen gas.
This can be represented by chemical equation as follows:
  Zn (s) + H2SO4 (aq) → ZnSO4 (aq) + H2 (g)

shaalaa.com
  Is there an error in this question or solution?
Chapter 1: Chemical Reactions and Equations - Exercise 1 [Page 19]

APPEARS IN

Lakhmir Singh Chemistry (Science) [English] Class 10
Chapter 1 Chemical Reactions and Equations
Exercise 1 | Q 18.1 | Page 19

RELATED QUESTIONS

Translate the following statement into chemical equation and then balance the equation:

Aluminium metal replaces iron from ferric oxide, Fe2O3, giving aluminium oxide and iron.


 Rewrite the following information in the form of a balanced chemical equation:
Magnesium burns in carbon dioxide to form magnesium oxide and carbon.


Is Respiration an endothermic reaction or an exothermic reaction?


The chemical equations are balanced to satisfy one of the following laws in chemical reactions. This law is know as:
(a) law of conservation of momentum
(b) law of conservation of mass
(c) law of conservation of motion
(d) law of conservation of magnetism


Write word equation for the following skeletal equation:

\[\ce{KNO3 -> KNO2 + O2}\]


Balance the following chemical equation :

H2 + O2   →  H2O


Write your observation for the following chemical reaction and name the product formed :

When dilute acetic acid is poured on baking soda.


Balance the following equation. Also name the product formed.  

K2O + H2O    → KOH 


Write your observation and name the product when zinc reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid.


Write the balanced chemical equation of the following reaction. iron + sulphuric acid → ferrous sulphate + hydrogen.


\[\ce{MnO2 + 4HCl -> MnCl2 + 2H2O + Cl2}\]

0.02 moles of pure MnO2 is heated strongly with conc. HCl. Calculate the volume of chlorine gas formed at S.T.P.


Considering the relationship in the first pair, complete the second paie :

AgCI : White :: CuI2 : ___________


Answer the following question.
What is observed when 2 mL of dilute hydrochloric acid is added to 1 g of sodium carbonate taken in a clean and dry test tube? Write a chemical equation for the reaction involved.


Write word equation for the following molecular equation:

\[\ce{CuSO4 + 2NaOH -> Na2SO4 + Cu(OH)2↓}\]

Word equation:

State the colour of the products.


In certain reaction an insoluble solid called precipitate is formed. State the colour and name of the precipitate formed in the following reaction involving addition of:

Dilute hydrochloric acid to silver nitrate.


What is meant by ‘reactants’ and ‘products’ in a chemical equation?


Give an example of a chemical equation in which two reactants form:

three product


Balance the following simple equation:

\[\ce{N2 + H2 <=> NH3}\]


With reference to a chemical equation state which of the statements 1 to 5 pertain to A or B.
A: Information provided by a chemical equation. 
B: Limitations of a chemical equation.

  1. The nature of the individual elements.
  2. The speed of the reaction.
  3. The state of matter in which the substance is present.
  4. The completion of the reaction.
  5. The direction of the reaction.

Which of the following are exothermic processes?

  1. Reaction of water with quick lime
  2. Dilution of an acid
  3. Evaporation of water
  4.  Sublimation of camphor (crystals)

Share
Notifications

Englishहिंदीमराठी


      Forgot password?
Use app×