Tip:

Write down the symbol from the periodic table that corresponds to the element name. If it is not an element, it is an ion.

If you do not know your ions, you can look at an ion list.

The arrow represents the words yields, produces or makes.

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Example

1. Write the symbol for the element or ion.

The following written reaction:

magnesium chloride+ sodium hydroxide yields magnesium hydroxide + sodium chloride

becomes:

MgCl + NaOH ---> MgOH + NaCl

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