Types of Chemical Reactions
Grade 8 · Science · Chemistry · Indiana, USA
Lesson Summary
Identify the main categories of chemical reactions.
Explanation
Chemical reactions rearrange atoms to form new substances. The main types include synthesis (two or more substances combine into one), decomposition (one substance breaks into two or more), single replacement (one element replaces another in a compound), and double replacement (parts of two compounds switch places). Combustion reactions involve burning a fuel with oxygen. Recognizing the type of reaction helps you predict what products will form.
Practice Questions
Q1: Iron rusts when it reacts with oxygen: 4Fe + 3O₂ → 2Fe₂O₃. What type of reaction is this?
Answer: A synthesis reaction, because two substances (iron and oxygen) combine to form one product (iron oxide).
Q2: Water breaks down into hydrogen and oxygen with electricity. What type of reaction is this?
Answer: A decomposition reaction, because one substance (water) breaks into simpler substances.
Q3: In Zn + CuSO₄ → ZnSO₄ + Cu, what type of reaction occurred?
Answer: A single replacement reaction. Zinc replaced copper in the compound copper sulfate.
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