Types of Chemical Reactions

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What is decomposition?

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Breaking substances apart.

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What is a substance that is formed as the result of a chemical reaction?

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Product.

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What type of reaction is represented by the equation 2Na + S → Na2S?

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Synthesis.

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Mass cannot be ____ or _____.

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Created, destroyed.

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How can a decomposition reaction be represented?

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AB → A + B.

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What is a synthesis reaction?

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A reaction where two or more substances combine to form a single product.

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What is a combustion reaction?

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A reaction that involves the burning of a substance in the presence of oxygen.

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What is a single replacement reaction?

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A reaction where one element replaces another in a compound.

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What is a double replacement reaction?

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A reaction where two compounds exchange ions or bonds to form two new compounds.

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What is a reactant?

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A substance that undergoes change in a chemical reaction.