Types of chemical reactions
A chemical reaction that has the general formula of AB + C → CB + A is best classified as a__________ reaction.
replacement
When Coach Kwan notices that a player is getting tired, she takes out the tired player and substitutes a fresh player. Which type of chemical reaction does this best model?
replacement
What else is produced during the replacement reaction of silver nitrate and potassium sulfate? 2AgNO3 + K2SO4 → Ag2SO4 +
2KNO3
What products should she record in the last row of the table?
2LiCl + 3O2
What is produced during the replacement reaction of Ba(NO3)2 and Na2SO4?
2NaNO3 + BaSO4
What else is produced during the combustion of butane, C4H10?
8CO2
Which clue can be used to identify a chemical reaction as a combustion reaction?
A hydrocarbon reacts with oxygen.
Andre is predicting the products of chemical reactions. In one reaction, a hydrocarbon is the only reactant. What is the best prediction and explanation of this reaction?
A polymer forms because the hydrocarbon joins with itself in a polymerization reaction.
What else is produced when sodium carbonate decomposes? Na2CO3 → Na2O +
CO2
What else is produced during the combustion of propane, C3H8? C3H8 + 5O2 → 3CO2 + 4
H2O
Which clue can be used to identify a chemical reaction as a decomposition reaction?
The reaction has a single reactant.
Which clue can be used to identify a chemical reaction as a double replacement reaction?
The reaction has two reactants with ions that seem to switch places.
What are the products of the combustion of a hydrocarbon?
carbon dioxide and water
A synthesis reaction will produce a single .
compound
Which type of reaction has the general formula of AB + CD → AD + CB?
double replacement
Which type of reaction is NaCl + AgNO3 → NaNO3 + AgCl?
double replacement
Luis is helping his parents paint a border around the walls of a room. He uses a stencil to repeat the same design on each wall to form one long grapevine with a bunch of grapes every foot along its length. What type of chemical reaction does this best model?
polymerization
A chemical reaction that has the general formula of nA → (A)n is best classified as a______ reaction.
polymerzaton
When explaining chemical reactions to a friend, Brianna models a reaction by taking several colors of modeling clay and making a sculpture of a horse. Which type of chemical reaction is Brianna most likely explaining?
synthesis
A product that is a chemically bonded combination of reactants will form in which type of reaction? Check all that apply.
synthesis polymerization oxidation
