How to balance equations

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Russ Church
How to balance equations
Main Subject
Key stage
Exam board
Category
Chemical reactions: Quantitative chemistry
Inside
Includes answers
Resource type
Student activity
Starter/Plenary
Revision

This KS4 resource is a fantastic visual aid for showing the steps required in balancing equations.

Each slide begins as an unbalanced formula and particle equation. Particles of each reactant/product are added in a logical order until atoms of each element are balanced on each side of the arrow.

Talk through how the equations are balanced and the reasons behind each step or even better, get the students to do so.

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20/06/2021

Excellent visual to work through the balancing process with lots of examples.

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11/09/2020

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20/06/2021

Excellent visual to work through the balancing process with lots of examples.

Philippa Najman

11/09/2020

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