Types of Chemical Reactions

Match the following

• combustion

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• decomposition

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• double replacement

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• synthesis

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• single replacement

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Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-2

NGSS.HS-PS1-4

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

Match the following

• combustion

• 1 element & 1 compound in products & reactants

• synthesis

• 2 or more reactants combine to make 1 product

• single replacement

• 1 reactant breaks apart into 2 or more smaller products

• double replacement

• 2 compounds in reactants & products

• decomposition

• O₂ as a reactant & CO₂ and water as products

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

​ (a)   reactions have 1 compound on both sides while ​ (b)   reactions have 2 compounds on both sides.​ (c)   reactions break apart. ​ (d)   reactions ​combine. ​ (e)   reactions must have O₂ as a reactant & CO₂ and ​H₂O as products.

• Single replacement
• double replacement
• Decomposition
• Synthesis
• Combustion
• covalent
• Covalent
• Ionic
• Redox
• Heterogeneous

The reactants will be bigger than the products in a ​ (a)   reaction. ​ (b)   reactions have 1 element and 1 compound. The products will be bigger than the reactants in a ​ (c)   reaction. Fuel and oxygen are needed in a ​ (d)   reaction. ​ (e)   reactions have 2 compounds.

• decomposition
• Single Replacement
• synthesis
• combustion
• Double replacement
• Covalent
• Ionic
• Metallic
• Homogeneous
• Heterogeneous

Put the equations in this order: decomposition, synthesis, combustion, single replacement, double replacement.

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The ​ (a)   are on the right side of the arrow and the ​ (b)   are on the left side of the arrow.

• products
• reactants
• dipoles
• samples
• ionic compounds
• covalent compounds

Choose the correct answers:

​ (a)   is/are combustion. ​ (b)   is/are synthesis. ​ (c)   is/are decomposition. ​ (d)   is/are single or double replacement.

• #1
• #2 and #3
• #4
• None
• #2 and #4
• #1 and #2
• #2
• #3
• #1 and #3
• #3 and #4

What will the products of each reaction look like?

Mg + N₂ --> ​ (a)  

Zn + HCl --> ​ (b)  

AlCl₃ + Na₂SO₄ --> ​ (c)  

C₄H₈ + O₂ --> ​ (d)  

H₂O --> ​ (e)  

• 1 larger product
• 1 element + 1 compound
• 2 compounds
• CO2 + H2O
• 2 smaller products
• 2 larger products
• 3 compounds
• 1 smaller product