Types of Chemical Reactions
Hydrogen gas
H
and
Chlorine gas
+ reactants
Cl
combine to form
Hydrochloric acid
HCl product
Types of Chemical Reactions Synthesis Decomposition Combustion Single Displacement Double Displacement
Synthesis/Combination
A compound is formed from simpler materials C
(s)
+
Na (s) +
O2 (g) Cl2 (g)
CO2 (g) NaCl (s)
Start with simpler substances and combining to create a more complex substance/s
Decomposition A compound is broken down into simpler compounds, or all the way down to the elements that make it up.
H2O(l)
H2 (g) +
O2
CaCO3 (s)
CaO(s)
+ CO2 (g)
(g)
Opposite of synthesis reaction.
Combustion A compound containing carbon and hydrogen (and sometimes oxygen) combines with oxygen gas to produce carbon dioxide and water
CH4(g) + O2(g) C3H8(g) + O2(g) C2H5OH(l) + O2(g) CxHy(Oz) + O2
CO2 (g) + H2O (l) CO2 (g) + H2O (l) CO2 (g) + H2O (l) CO2 + H2O
Single Dis/Replacement One element that starts out by itself replaces another element in a compound, kicking it out.
Fe(s) + CuCl2(aq)
Cu (s) + FeCl2(aq)
Cu (s) + AgNO3 (aq)
Ag (s) + Cu(NO3)2(aq)
C2H5OH(l) + O2(g) A + BC
CO2 (g) + H2O (l) B + AC
DoubleDis/Replacement The positive and negative ions n two compounds switch places BaCl2(aq) + Na2SO4 (aq)
AB + CD
BaSO4 (s) + NaCl(aq)
AD + BC
Synthesis
A
Decomposition
AB
+
B
Combustion CxHy(Oz) + O2
AB
A
+
B
CO2 + H2O
Single replacement
A + BC
B + AC
Double replacement
AB + CD
AD + BC
Exercise: Identify the type of chemical reaction 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
NaOH + KNO3 NaNO3 + KOH CH4 + O2 CO2 + H2O Fe + NaBr FeBr3 + Na P4 + O2 P2O5 NaNO3 NaNO2 + O2