REACTION TYPES
TYPES OF REACTIONS
There are five types of chemical
reactions we will talk about for now:
1)
Combustion rxns
2)Synthesis rxns
3)
Decomposition rxns
4)
Single Displacement rxns
5)Double Displacement rxns
You need to be able to identify the type
of reaction and predict the product(s)
1. COMBUSTION REACTIONS
Combustion reactions occur when a
hydrocarbon (?) reacts with oxygen gas.
This is also called burning!!! You need
three (3) things
1)
A Fuel (hydrocarbon)
2) Oxygen (O
2) to burn it with
3)
Something to ignite the rxn (spark)
COMBUSTION RXNS
In general:
C
xH
y+ O
2
CO
2+ H
2O
Products in combustion are CO
2and
H
2O. (although incomplete burning
2. SYNTHESIS RXNS
Synthesis reactions
occur when two
substances (generally
elements
)
combine and form a compound.
reactant + reactant
1 product
Basically:
A + B
AB
Example: 2H
2+ O
2
2H
2O
Example: C
+ O
2
CO
2SYNTHESIS RXNS
Here is an example of a synthesis reaction
DIFFERENT TYPES
1) Metal + nonmetal metal nonmetal (ide)
Ex: Aluminum + Chlorine Aluminum Chloride
2) Nonmetal + nonmetal covalent compound Ex: Carbon + Chlorine Carbon Tetrachloride
3) Metal oxide + water base (metal hydroxide) Calcium oxide + water Calcium hydroxide
4) Nonmetal oxide + water acid (has H+ ion)
Carbon dioxide + water Carbonic acid
PREDICTING PRODUCTS
Here are a few important things to remember when predicting products:
The compounds form must be neutral
ionic compounds (which means you’ll be
paying attention to their charges)
You do NOT carry subscripts from the
reactants to the products.
SYNTHESIS
Two or more reactants combine to form…
ONE
PRODUCT!!
A + B
SYNTHESIS CONTINUED
Mg + O
2
MgO
Two reactants form one product
BUT WAIT!!
Don’t forget about everything you have already learned! Is your equation balanced??
LET’S GO BACK TO THAT
SYNTHESIS EXAMPLE
Remember the reaction:
Mg + O
2
Helpful hint for later…why is oxygen O2 and not just O?
Click to find out why
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WHY O
2??
What are the other diatomic elements?
Oxygen is a diatomic molecule, which
means when oxygen is by itself it
must be O
2. Remember that this
DOES NOT mean that oxygen is O
2in
compounds, only by itself!
Go back Go back
H
2I
2Br
2O
2N
2Cl
2F
2NOW TO PREDICT THE
PRODUCTS…
Remember A + B
AB so Mg + O
2will make a compound with
magnesium and oxygen. What
does a compound with magnesium
and oxygen look like??
A COMPOUND WITH MAGNESIUM
AND OXYGEN…
Magnesium is a metal, oxygen is a nonmetal so
we must be forming an
IONIC
compound.
What’s the charge of Mg?
Mg
2+
What’s the charge of O?
2-SO WHAT’S THE COMPOUND?
Mg
2+
O
2-Pick…
MgO
2Mg
2O
2NOPE!
+2 + 2(-2) DOES NOT EQUAL ZERO
MgO
2Try again!
NOPE!
2(+2) + 2(-2) = 0
But remember ionic compounds need to be in the simplest form
Mg
2O
2Try again!
YES! VERY GOOD!
MgO is a neutral, correct ionic compound so
our formula is
Mg + O
2
MgO
Finally, balance the equation to satisfy the
law of conservation of mass…
3. DECOMPOSITION
forms two or more products
ONE REACTANT…
A + B
AB
DECOMPOSITION CONTINUED
The electrolysis of water is when water
decomposes into hydrogen and oxygen gas as shown below:
PREDICTING PRODUCTS AND
DECOMPOSITION
What if we were not already given the products, how would we predict them?
H
2
O
??
Water is made of hydrogen and oxygen, so will my products just be H and O?
NO!
Remember, H and O are both diatomic elements.
H
2
O
H
2
+ O
2
But wait….something
is still missing….
But wait….something
is still missing….
BALANCE!
Don’t forget to balance your equation after you make your products! Your final answer should look like this:
YOU TRY ONE…
What is the correct reaction for the
decomposition of sodium chloride, NaCl?
NaCl Na + Cl NaCl Na + Cl
2NaCl 2Na + Cl2
2NaCl 2Na + Cl2
2NaCl Na2 + Cl2
2NaCl Na2 + Cl2
NOPE!
Don’t forget that chlorine is a diatomic element, so it must be Cl2
NaCl Na + Cl NaCl Na + Cl
Try again!
NOPE!
Although this reaction is correctly balanced, sodium is NOT a diatomic element
2NaCl Na2 + Cl2
2NaCl Na2 + Cl2
Try again!
YES! VERY GOOD!
This is a correct reaction for the decomposition of sodium chloride.
2NaCl 2Na + Cl2
2NaCl 2Na + Cl2
TYPE 1- DECOMPOSITION
Metal Chlorate- when heated, the
compound will decompose into a metal
chloride and oxygen gas.
2
KCl
O
3
2
KCl
+ 3
O
2Ni(Cl
O
3)
2
NiCl
2+ 3
O
2TYPE 2- DECOMPOSITION
Metal Carbonate- when heated the
compound decomposes into a metal oxide
and carbon dioxide.
Ca
CO
3
Ca
O + CO
2Fe
2(CO
3)
3
Fe
2O
3+ 3CO
2TYPE 3- DECOMPOSITION
Some metal hydroxides- When heated the
compound will decompose into a metal
oxide and water
Group 1 will not decompose
Mg
(
O
H)
2
MgO + H
2O
Cu
(
O
H)
2
CuO + H
2O
TYPE 4- DECOMPOSITION
Some acids- When heated will break down
into a nonmetal oxide and water.
H
2CO
3
CO
2+ H2O
H2SO4
SO3 + H2O
TYPE 5- DECOMPOSITION
If the compound is made up of only 2
elements, then they will decompose into their individual elements.
NaCl
Na + Cl
2
H
2O
H
2+ O
24. SINGLE DISPLACEMENT
Single displacement: occurs when one
element or compound replaces another
element or compound.
For most reactions:
AB + C
AC + B (If A is a metal)
AB + C
BC + A (if A is a nonmetal)
Use activity series chart to see if rxn occurs!
TYPE 1
Replacement of a metal in a
compound by a more reactive metal.
Ca
+
Zn
(NO
3)
2
Ca
(NO
3)
2+
Zn
Pb + Na
2SO
4
No reaction
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TYPE 2
Replacement of a hydrogen in an
acid by a more active metal.
H
2SO
4+ 2Na
Na
2SO
4+ H
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TYPE 3
Replacement of one hydrogen in water by
an active metal
Active metals are in group 1 or 2
One product of a metal hydroxide
Ca + 2H
2O
Ca(OH)
2+ H
2TYPE 4
Replacement of a halogen by a halogen
2NaI + F
2
2NaF + I
25. DOUBLE DISPLACEMENT
Occur when a metal replaces a metal in a
compound and a nonmetal replaces a
nonmetal in a compound
AB + CD
AD + CB
(switch the last names)
Check solubility!
TYPE 1
Two aqueous solutions mix to form a
precipitate.
AgNO
3+ NaCl
AgCl + NaNO
3 (silver chloride is a insoluble/precipitate)
TYPE 2
Similar to type 1, but a gas is
released instead of a precipitate
forming
H
2SO
4+ 2NaCl
2HCl + Na
2SO
4 (hydrogen chloride is a gas)
TYPE 3
An acid reacts with a base to form water and a salt
HCl + NaOH
H
2O + NaCl
NaOH = base
When you mix an acid with a base, they will neutralize
TYPE 4
Two aqueous solutions produce two
aqueous solutions and therefore react
again in the reverse direction.
Ca(NO
3)
2+ 2NH
4Cl
CaCl
2+ 2NH
4NO
3
Both products are soluble, so this is an
equilibrium reaction.