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Decomposition
reaction
Oxidation and
Displacement
reduction
reaction
reaction
Double
displacement
reaction
When 2 or more substances combine to form a
single product, the reaction is called a
combination reaction.
examples of combination reaction
o Burning of coal
C(s)+ O2 CO2 (g)
o formation of water
2H2 (g) + O2(g) 2H2O(l)
In this reaction a single reactant breaks down to
give simpler products.
Ferrous sulphate crystals lose water when
heated and the colour of the crystal changes. It
then decomposes to ferric oxide , sulphur dioxide,
and sulphur trioxide. Ferric oxide is solid, while
SO2and SO3 are gases.
2FeSO4(S) Fe2O3 (S) + SO2(g) +SO3(g)
Fe(s) + CuSO4 (aq) FeSO4 (aq) + Cu (s)
In this reaction , iron has displaced or removed
another element, copper, from copper sulphate
solution. This reaction is known as displacement
reaction.
Other examples of displacement reaction
Pb(s) + CuCl2 (aq) PbCl2 (aq) + Cu (s)
Lead is more reactive than copper, it displaces
copper from its compounds.
Take about 3 ml of sodium sulphate solution in a
test tube
in another test tube, take about 3 ml of barium
chloride solution.
mix the 2 solutions
what do you observe?
you will observe that a white substance
which is insoluble in water is formed. This
insoluble substance formed is known as a
precipitate. Any reaction that produces a
precipitate can be called a precipitation reaction.
Na2SO4 (aq) + BaCl2 (aq) BaSO4 (s) + 2NaCl(aq)