Reactants and Products 1

Metal + Nonmetal

Binary Salt

Aluminum + Oxygen

Aluminum Oxide (Al₂O₃)

Be + N₂

Be₃N₂

Zinc + Fluorine

Zinc Fluoride

Metal Oxide + Water

Metal Hydroxide

ZnO + H₂O

Zn(OH)₂

Sodium Oxide + Water

Sodium Hydroxide ==> Sodium Ions and OH ions

Sc₂O₃ + H₂O

Sc(OH)₃

K₂O + H₂O

KOH ==> K ions and OH ions

Nonmetallic Oxide + Water

Acid — Smush method doesn’t work on P and below

Cl₂O + Water

HClO

Strong Acids

Dissolve down in Nonmetallic Oxide equation (HCl, H₂SO₄, HBr, HI, HNO₃, HClO₄)

Dinitrogen Trioxide reacts with water

Nitrous Acid

SO₃ + H₂O

H₂SO₄ ==> H+ + HSO₄-

Metallic Oxide + Nonmetallic Oxide

Polyatomic Salt (Take water to react with Nonmetal Oxide to get the polyatomic anion)

Aluminum Oxide + Phosphorus Pentoxide

Aluminum Phosphate

Fe₂O₃ + NO₂

Fe(NO₃)₃

TiO₂ + Cl₂O

TiCl₂O₃

Metallic Carbonates decompose to

Metal Oxide + CO₂

Na₂CO₃ ==>

Na₂O + CO₂

Cr₂(CO₃)₃ ==>

Cr₂O₃ + CO₂

Metallic Chlorates decompose to

Metallic Chlorides(No oxygen on the chlorine) and CO₂

Tin (IV) Chlorate is strongly heated and decomposes to

Tin (IV) Chlorite + Oxygen

NH₄CO₃ (Ammonium carbonate) becomes

NH₃ (Ammonia) + H₂O + CO₂

H₂SO₄ (Sulfurous acid) becomes

H₂O + SO₄

H₂CO₃ (Carbonic Acid) becomes

H₂O + CO₂

NH₄OH (Ammonium Hydroxide) becomes

Ammonia (NH₃) + Water (H₂O)

H₂O₂ (Hydrogen peroxide) becomes

H₂O + O₂

Metal + Water

Metal Hydroxide

Aluminum is dropped in water

Al(OH)₃

Potassium is dropped in water

KOH ==> K+ + OH- (solubility rules)

Metal + Acid

H₂ + Metal Salt

Na + H₂SO₄

H₂ + Na₂SO₄ ==> H₂ + Na+ + SO₄ -

Ca + HI

H₂ + CaI₂ ==> H₂ + Ca²+ I-

Metallic Sulfide + Acid

Metallic Salt + Hydrogen Sulfide (net ionic equation needed for this one)

Al₂S₃ + HCl

AlCl₃ + H₂S ==> Al³ + Cl^- + H₂S

CaS + HBr

H₂S + CaBr₂ ==> H₂S + Ca² + Br^-