Exploring Types of Chemical Reactions

What is a synthesis reaction also known as?

• Decomposition reaction

• Combination reaction

• Combustion reaction

• Displacement reaction

What happens in a combination reaction?

• A substance burns in oxygen

• Two or more substances combine to form a new substance

• Two substances exchange partners

• A single substance breaks down

What does a decomposition reaction result in?

• A single substance breaking into two or more substances

• Exchange of partners in compounds

• Burning of a hydrocarbon in oxygen

• Two or more substances combining

Which of the following is an example of a decomposition reaction?

• Zinc reacting with chlorine

• Water breaking down into hydrogen and oxygen gas

• Burning methane in oxygen

• Silver nitrate reacting with potassium bromide

In a single displacement reaction, how many substances are displaced?

• Two

• One

• None

• Three

Which reaction type involves two substances exchanging partners?

• Single displacement reaction

• Combination reaction

• Double displacement reaction

• Decomposition reaction

What is the outcome of a single displacement reaction?

• Two new compounds

• Combustion of a hydrocarbon

• Formation of a new compound and a different element

• A compound breaking into elements

Identify a double displacement reaction from the following.

• Hydrochloric acid reacts with sodium hydroxide

• Copper reacting with sulfur

• Decomposition of ammonium chloride

• Combustion of propane

What are the products of a combustion reaction?

• Two different compounds

• Carbon dioxide and water

• Hydrogen and oxygen

• A new compound and oxygen

What is required for a combustion reaction to occur?

• An acid and a base

• Two different metals

• A hydrocarbon and oxygen

• A hydrocarbon and nitrogen