Thursday, March 18, 2010

Types of Reactions Lab

Introduction and Background

Synthesis- the formation of a compound.
Decomposition- 1 reactant. 2 or more products. cations and anions switch with each other.
Single Displacement- one element takes the place of another.
Double Displacement- metal takes the place of a metal.
Combustion- Hydro Carbon.

Zn+CuSO4 -> Cu+ZnSO4



Ba(NO3)2+CuSO4 -> BaSO4+Cu(NO3)2




Mg+HCl -> H2+MgCl2



C3H8+O2 -> CO2+ H2O



H2O2 -> H2O+O2