Question 2 of 26intermediate🔧 ApplyShort Answer3 marks

Write the balanced equation for the following chemical reactions.

(i)

Hydrogen + Chlorine → Hydrogen chloride

Answer

H₂ + Cl₂ → 2HCl

(ii)

Barium chloride + Aluminium sulphate → Barium sulphate + Aluminium chloride

Answer

3BaCl₂ + Al₂(SO₄)₃ → 3BaSO₄ + 2AlCl₃

(iii)

Sodium + Water → Sodium hydroxide + Hydrogen

Answer

2Na + 2H₂O → 2NaOH + H₂

Explanation

The textbook context directly lists these three reactions as Question 2. For part (i), hydrogen and chlorine combine in a 1:1 ratio to form hydrogen chloride, requiring coefficient 2 for HCl to balance. For part (ii), this is a double displacement reaction where 3 moles of barium chloride react with 1 mole of aluminium sulphate to produce 3 moles of barium sulphate and 2 moles of aluminium chloride. For part (iii), sodium displaces hydrogen from water in a displacement reaction, requiring 2 moles each of sodium and water to produce 2 moles of sodium hydroxide and 1 mole of hydrogen gas.