Chemical Reactions
By: Marquel Bryant
synthesis reaction
- most common type of reaction
- chemical combine to form a complex product
- iron sulfide is one example
decomposition reaction
- separation of chemical compound into elements
- the exact opposite of a chemical synthesis
- a compound is broken into smaller chemical species
combustion reaction
- major class of chemical reaction
- it occurs when hydrocarbon reacts with water to produce carbon dioxide and water
single displacement reaction
chemical reaction where one reactant is exchanged for one ion of a second reactant
double displacement reaction
reaction where part of one reactant is replaced by part of another
oxidation-reduction reaction
- chemical reaction in which the oxidation numbers of the atoms are changed is an oxidation-reduction
- they are also known as redox reactions