Double Replacement Reactions

These flashcards cover the essential concepts related to double replacement reactions, definitions of key terms, and methods used in predicting products and balancing chemical equations.

Double Replacement Reaction

A chemical reaction where two elements within compounds are swapped between the two compounds.

Cation

A positively charged ion that is always written first in a compound.

Anion

A negatively charged ion that follows the cation in a compound.

Predicting Products

The method of determining the new compounds formed in a double replacement reaction by swapping ions between the reactants.

Crossing Charges Method

A technique used to determine the correct subscripts for new compounds by applying the charges of the ions.

Balancing Reactions

The process of ensuring that the number of atoms of each element is the same on both sides of a chemical equation.

Coefficients

Numbers placed before compounds in a balanced equation to indicate the number of molecules involved.