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Types of Chemical Reactions (short version)

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What reaction has the following general formula:

A + CD --> C + AD

a)

Synthesis

b)

Decomposition

c)

Single Replacement

d)

Double Replacement

e)

Combustion

2.

What reaction has the following general formula:

AB --> A + B

a)

Synthesis

b)

Decomposition

c)

Single Replacement

d)

Double Replacement

e)

Combustion

3.

Identify the following chemical reaction.

Pb + FeSO4 ----> PbSO4 + Fe

a)

Synthesis (or combination)

b)

Decomposition

c)

Single replacement

d)

Double replacement

4.

Identify the following chemical reaction.

3 HBr + 1 Al(OH)3 ----> 3 H­2O + 1 AlBr3

a)

Synthesis (or combination)

b)

Decomposition

c)

Single replacement

d)

Double replacement

5.

Identify the following chemical reaction.

2 NaBr + 1 Ca(OH)2 ----> 1 CaBr2 + 2 NaOH

a)

Synthesis (or combination)

b)

Decomposition

c)

Single replacement

d)

Double replacement

6.

Which type of chemical reaction has two or more reactants to make one product?

a)

combustion

b)

single replacement

c)

double replacement

d)

synthesis

e)

decomposition

7.

What reaction has the following general formula:

AB + CD --> CB + AD

a)

Synthesis

b)

Decomposition

c)

Single Replacement

d)

Double Replacement

e)

Combustion

8.

What reaction has the following general formula:

A + B --> AB

a)

Synthesis

b)

Decomposition

c)

Single Replacement

d)

Double Replacement

e)

Combustion

9.

Which chemical reaction always starts with a hydrocarbon that reacts with oxygen and produces carbon dioxide and water?

a)

Decomposition

b)

Synthesis

c)

Combustion

d)

Single Replacement

10.

Which phrase describes what happens to atoms in a chemical reaction?

a)

never lost or gained, just rearranged

b)

sometimes lost, never rearranged

c)

sometimes lost, gained, or rearranged

d)

lost or gained, never rearranged

11.
In a chemical reaction, everything to the right of the arrow is called ______________.
a)
Products
b)
Yields
c)
Molecules
d)
Reactants
12.
In an endothermic reaction, heat is ...
a)
taken in or absorbed
b)
given out or released 
13.
During an endothermic reaction in a beaker if we are part of the surroundings and touched the beaker, it would feel _______. 
a)
Warm
b)
Cold
14.
If a chemical reaction is EXOTHERMIC, the temperature would....
a)
Stay the same
b)
Increase
c)
Decrease
15.

What type of reaction occurs in a hand warmer?

a)

exothermic

b)

endothermic

16.

How does increasing temperature generally affect the rate of a chemical reaction?

a)

It decreases the reaction rate

b)

It increases the reaction rate

c)

It has no effect

d)

It slows down the formation of products

17.

Which of the following explains why an increase in temperature speeds up a reaction?

a)

Molecules move slower and collide less often

b)

There is a decrease in activation energy

c)

Particles move faster and collide more frequently

d)

The reactants change into different products

18.

Why does increasing the concentration of reactants generally speed up a reaction?

a)

It increases the frequency of collisions between molecules

b)

It lowers the activation energy

c)

It changes the products formed

d)

It absorbs more energy

19.

A student grinds a solid reactant into a fine powder before reacting it with a liquid. How will this affect the reaction rate?

a)

The reaction rate will decrease

b)

The reaction rate will increase

c)

The reaction will stop completely

d)

The reaction rate will remain unchanged

20.

This graph shows an

a)

endothermic reaction

b)

exothermic reaction

21.

This graph shows an

a)

endothermic reaction

b)

exothermic reaction