Unit 2 Flashcards
Elements, compounds and mixtures that are gasses at room temperature
E: Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Chlorine
C: Ammonia (NH3)
Mixtures: Carbon Monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, Nitrogen Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, Sulfur Dioxide, Sulfur Trioxide
Combustion/Synthesis Reaction
A combination (or synthesis) reaction is one where a new product is created by combination of two or more reactants.
Example:
Hydrogen + Oxygen → Water
H2 + O2 → H2O
Decomposition Reaction
Decomposition reaction is one, where one compound decomposes or breaks into two or more different products.
Example
Here, lead nitrate, is getting decomposed (it breaks down} to form lead oxide, nitrogen dioxide, and oxygen. This is an example of decomposition reaction.
Lead nitrate → Lead monoxide + Nitrogen dioxide + Oxygen
Displacement or Replacement Reaction
Example
Zn + H2SO4 → ZnSO4 + H2
In the above reaction, zinc replaces hydrogen from sulfuric acid, to form zinc sulfate. Since only the cation is exchanged here, this is a single displacement reaction.
Double Displacement
The anions are exchanged between two compounds, or salts. Such reactions results in different combination of cations and anions, at the end.
AB + XY → AY + XB
Example:
BaCl2 + Na2SO4 → BaSO4 + 2NaCl
Combustion Reaction
A reaction where mostly an organic compound burns in the presence of oxygen to yield mostly carbon dioxide, water, and other products, is also a type of combination reaction. Combination of any substance with oxygen results in combustion, leading to the burning of the compounds to its elementary products.
Example
C4H10 + O2 → CO2 + H2O
Butane, an organic compound, burns in the presence of oxygen to give carbon dioxide and water.
Precipitation Reaction
A double displacement reaction where the reactants are both aqueous but on reacting an insoluble product is formed.
Example
KI (aq) + Pb(NO3)2 (aq) → PbI (s) + 2KNO3 (aq)
Acid + Metal ->
Salt + Hydrogen
Acid + Metal oxide ->
Acid + Metal hydroxide ->
Salt + water
Acid + Metal carbonate->
Salt + Water + Carbon dioxide