Solid silicon and solid magnesium chloride forms when silison tetrachloride gas reacts with magnesium metal.
Write a word equations and an ublanced formula equation. Include all of the appropriate notations.
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Word equation: Silicon tetrachloride gas + magnesium metal → solid silicon + solid magnesium chloride
Balanced formula equation: SiCl4 (g) + Mg (s) → Si (s) + MgCl2 (s)
Explanation:
To write the word equation, we start by identifying the reactants and the products in the chemical reaction. In this case, the reactants are silicon tetrachloride gas and magnesium metal, and the products are solid silicon and solid magnesium chloride.
To write the balanced formula equation, we need to determine the correct chemical formulas for each of the compounds involved. Silicon tetrachloride is represented by the formula SiCl4, which tells us that it has one silicon atom and four chlorine atoms. Magnesium metal is simply represented by the symbol Mg.
The arrow in the equation represents the direction of the reaction, indicating that the reactants are turning into products. The "+" sign is used to separate multiple reactants or products.
The products are solid silicon, which is represented by the formula Si, and solid magnesium chloride, represented by the formula MgCl2. In magnesium chloride, there is one magnesium atom and two chlorine atoms.
Note that the formula equation is unbalanced because the number of atoms on each side of the equation is not equal. This is indicated by placing the coefficient (a whole number) in front of each compound or element. However, in this case, the equation has already been provided in unbalanced form, so there is no need to balance it further.