🔥 SET 3: Types of Chemical Reactions

What type of reaction is combustion?

A reaction where a substance reacts with oxygen producing energy

What are the products of most combustion reactions?

Carbon dioxide and water

What is a synthesis reaction?

Two or more substances combine to form one product

What is a decomposition reaction?

One compound breaks down into simpler substances

What is a single replacement reaction?

One element replaces another in a compound

What is a double replacement reaction?

Two compounds exchange ions

How can you identify a combustion reaction quickly?

Oxygen reacting with carbon or hydrogen

How can you identify a decomposition reaction?

One compound breaking apart

How can you identify a synthesis reaction?

Multiple reactants forming one product

How can you identify a single replacement reaction?

An element replacing another element

How can you identify a double replacement reaction?

Two compounds swapping ions

Why should you not worry about balancing when classifying reactions?

Classification is based on structure, not coefficients