Reactions to Memorize

Combustion of a hydrocarbon yields

carbon dioxide and water

decomposition (# of reactants and products)

one reactant, two products

binary compound yields

elements in the compound

metal hydroxide yields

metal oxide and water

oxyacid yields

nonmetal oxide and water

synthesis (# of reactants and products)

two reactants, one product

elements yields

compound

metal oxide + water yields

metal hydroxide

nonmetal oxide + water yields

oxyacid

oxidation

losing electrons/oxidation # goes up

reduction

gaining electrons/oxidation # goes down

spectator ions

ions that don’t participate in the reaction

net ionic equation

reaction written without spectator ions

metal + more active metal yields

A + BX yields AX + B

reactive metal + acid yields

A + HX yields AX + H2

very reactive metal + water yields

A + H2O yields AOH + H2

halogen + more active halogen yields

X2 + AY yields AX + Y2

double replacement

AX + BY yields AY + BX