What are the small packets of energy called? Small packets of energy are called quanta (plural of quantum). In case of electromagnetic radiations (eg. light), the small, discrete particles of energy are called photons.
Identify each element found in the equation. The number of atoms of each type of atom must be the same on each side of the equation once it has been balanced.
What is the net charge on each side of the equation? The net charge must be the same on each side of the equation once it has been balanced.
If possible, start with an element found in one compound on each side of the equation. Change the coefficients (the numbers in front of the compound or molecule) so that the number of atoms of the element is the same on each side of the equation. Remember, to balance an equation, you change the coefficients, not the subscripts in the formulas.
Once you have balanced one element, do the same thing with another element. Proceed until all elements have been balanced. It's easiest to leave elements found in pure form for last.
Check your work to make certain the charge on both sides of the equation is also balanced.
Evaporation technique is used to separate a compound dissolved in a solvent by vaporizing the solvent and converting it to gaseous state. This leaves behind the solid residue present in the solution after the pure solvent is vaporized. The solvent vapors can be collected and condensed to get pure solvent. But the solid residue cannot be considered pure as it is the left over solid after all the solvent is evaporated. If the solution has some impurities, the solid left over includes all of the impurities. So, we cannot obtain a pure solid in evaporation technique.
Because more than one substance was released (following a color change signifying a chemical reaction), the sample was indeed, a compound.