Direct Link:
http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/html/balancing-chemical-equations/latest/balancing-chemical-equations_en.html
This activity will allow you to practice balancing a chemical equation. You will have to make sure you are following the law of conservation of mass and recognize what can change to balance an equation.
You can:
- Balance a chemical equation.
- Recognize that the number of atoms of each element is conserved in a chemical reaction.
- Describe the difference between coefficients and subscripts in a chemical equation.
- Translate from symbolic to molecular representation.
General Information
Subject(s): Science
Grade Level(s): 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Keywords: Chemical Equations, Law of conservation of mass.
Instructional Component Type(s):
Virtual Manipulative
Resource Collection:
Games and Simulations