Chemical Rxns

Types Of Chemical Reaction

The collage is in form of star containg eight petals

Three petals of star show

Indicator of chemical reaction

1.Formation of precipitate

2. Colour change

3. Emission of odor

All chemical Reactions have two parts

1. Reactants- the substance s you start with

2. Products- the substances you end up with

3. The reactants turn into the products

4. Reactants-à Products

Types Of Chemical Reactions

To react or not to react?

That is the question

Chemical changes are result of chemical reactions.

All chemical reactions involve a change in substances and a change in energy.

Neither matter nor energy is created or destroyed in chemical reaction-only changed

Five petals of star collage show different five types of reaction

1.Synthesis Reaction

Synthesis Reaction are also called combination reaction

In synthesis reaction two or more simple substance combine to form a more complex substance as shown in cartoon below.

The cartoon below also show a synthesis reaction : the thin bird(reactant) and the worm(Reactant) combine to make one product , a big fat bird.

In Synthesis Reaction

Two elements or compounds combine to make one compound

The reaction through the equation is written below

Reactant + Reactant à Products

A + B à AB

For example, simple hydrogen gas combined with simple oxygen gas can produce a more complex substance ----- water

The chemical equation for this synthesis reaction is : 2H2(g) + O2(g) → 2H2O

Some Types of Synthesis Reaction

Metal + Oxygen → metal oxide

4Fe (s) + 3O2 →2 Fe 2O3(s)

Nonmetal + oxygen → non metal oxide

S(s) + O2(g) →SO2(g)

2. Decomposition Reaction

Decompose =fall apart, one compound reactant fall apart into two or more elements or compounds,usually requires energy

In a decomposition reaction a more complex substance breaks down into its more simple parts.

AB -------> A + B

One reactant yields 2 or more products. Basically, synthesis and decomposition reactions are opposites. reactant -------> product + product

The cartoon below shows Decomposition reaction

The cartoon below shows ,the egg (the reactant), which contained the turtle at one time, now has opened and the turtle (product) and egg shell (product) are now two separate substances.

Some Types of Decomposition Reaction

Decomposition of sodium chloride: On passing electricity through molten sodium chloride, it decomposes into sodium and chlorine.

Electricity

2NaCl----------------à 2Na + Cl2(g) ↑

Metallic carbonates, when heated, form metallic oxides and CO 2(g).

CaCO 3(s) ® CaO (s) + CO 2(g).

Most metallic hydroxides, when heated, decompose into metal oxides and water.

Ca(OH) 2(s) ® CaO (s) + H 2 O (g).

Some oxides, when heated, decompose.

2HgO (s) ® 2Hg (l) + O 2(g) ↑

Some acids, when heated, decompose into nonmetallic oxides and water.

H 2 SO 4(s) ® H 2 O (l) + SO 3(g) ↑

3.A single Replacement Reaction

In a single replacement reaction a single uncombined element replaces another in a compound. Also refered to as single displacement,one element replaces another

Reactant must be element and compound

Product will be different element and different compound

Two reactants yield two products.

Reactant + Reactant ---------> Product + Product

AB + C -------> AC + B

AB=Compound, C= Element; AC=Different Compound, B=Different Element

In figure below the boy in the orange shirt steals the date of the other boy. So, a part of one of the reactants change places and is in a different place among the products.

Replacement of a metal in a compound by a more active metal.

Fe (s) + CuSO 4(aq) ® + FeSO 4(aq) + Cu (s)

Some Types of Single Displacement Method

For example when zinc combines with hydrochloric acid, the zinc replaces hydrogen.

The chemical equation for this single replacement reaction looks like:

Zn + 2HCl ® ZnCl 2 + H 2(g) ↑

Replacement of nonmetal by a more active nonmetal.

Cl 2(g) + 2NaBr (aq) ® 2NaCl (aq) + Br 2(g)↑

Replacement of hydrogen in water by an active metal.

Mg (s) + H 2 O (aq) ® MgO(aq) + H 2(g) ↑

4.Double Replacement Reaction

Two things replace each other .

Two things replace each other. reactants must be two ionic compound or acids, usually in aqueous solution

The figure below shows the double replacement reaction.

In cartoon below reactant A has -----coloured cap ,while B has-----coloured ,therefore product C is , face of A with cap of B. Similarly product D is face of B with cap of A.

For example when silver nitrate combines with sodium chloride, two new compounds--silver chloride and sodium nitrate are formed because the sodium and silver switched places.

The chemical equation for this double replacement reaction looks like:

AgNO 3 + NaCl ® AgCl ↓+ NaNO 3

5.Combustion

A reaction in which a compound (often carbon) reacts with oxygen to give out CO2 and H2O as products.

CH4 +2O2 à CO2 + 2H2O

C3H8+ 5O2 à 3CO2 +4H2O

C6H12O6 +6 O2 à 6CO2 + 6H2O

How to Recognise which type is your reaction

Look at the reactants

Element (E)

Compound ( C)

E +E Synthesis

C Decomposition

E+ C Single Replacement

C+C Double Replacement

Look at the products

Combustion

CO2 + H2O

Message :

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References

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