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Conservation of mass and balanced symbol equations

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Conservation of mass and balanced symbol equations”, from the unit “Understanding chemical reactions” (Year 8 Science) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. What is a molecule?
  2. In a chemical reaction, the substances formed are called ___.
  3. Which of the following is a compound?
  4. What happens to atoms during a chemical reaction?
  5. What is the chemical formula for carbon dioxide?
  6. A chemical symbol ___ is a representation of a chemical reaction using the symbols of the elements involved.
  7. What does the arrow in a chemical equation represent?
  8. Which of the following statements about the mass of reactants and products in a chemical reaction is correct?
  9. What is a word equation?
  10. Why must symbol equations be balanced?
  11. A ___ represents a substance using element symbols and the number/ratio of atoms of each element in the substance.
  12. To balance a chemical equation, you need to change the ___ in front of the chemical formulas to ensure there are equal numbers of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation.

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