Friday, December 6, 2013

Five Chemical Reactions

The five chemical reactions are

  • Synthesis- is when two or more substances combine to form another more complicated substance 
  • Decomposition- Opposite of synthesis, One substance breaks down into two or more simpler substances
  • Single Displacement- Occurs when one element replaces another element in a compound
  • Double Displacement- Two different atoms in two different compounds exchange places
  • Combustion- A hydrocarbon reacts with oxygen, the products of combustion are always water + carbon dioxide 
Synthesis- when we lit the steel wool on fire
Fe+O2+-->Fe2+ O3

Displacement- nail in copper sulfate
Fe+CuSo4--> Cu + Fe2(So4)3