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Section 2: Classifying Chemical Equations

Classifying Chemical Reactions

1.
Will the double displacement reaction NaOH + CaBr2 occur? If so, what is the product of the reaction?
A)No
B)Yes, Br(OH)2
C)Yes, CaNa
D)Yes, Ca(OH)2
2.

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Which of the following single-replacement reactions will occur?
A)Br2(g) + HF(aq) →
B)Cl2(g) + HBr(aq) →
C)Au(s) + Cu(NO3)2 (aq) →
D)Cu(s) + ZnCl2(aq) →
3.
What type of reaction occurs when potassium and chlorine gas produce potassium chloride?

Predicting Products of Chemical Reactions
Class of reaction
Reactants
Probable products
Synthesis
Two or more substances
One compound
Combustion
A metal and oxygen
A nonmetal and oxygen
A compound and oxygen
The oxide of the metal
The oxide of the nonmetal
Two or more oxides
Decomposition
One compound
Two or more elements and/or compounds
Single-replacement
A metal and a compound
A nonmetal and acompound
new compound and the replaced metal
A new compound and the replaced nonmetal
Double-replacement
Two compounds
Two different compounds,
one of which is often a solid, water, or a gas


A)combustion
B)decomposition
C)replacement
D)synthesis
4.
What are the products of the reaction between barium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid?
A)barium chloride and water
B)barium hydroxide and water
C)barium chloride and barium hydride
D)chloric acid and barium
5.
The following chemical equation is classified as a ______________.
CaCO3 → CaO + CO2
A)synthesis reaction
B)decomposition reaction
C)single-replacement reaction
D)double-replacement reaction
6.
In the combustion reaction of propane, C3H8, what are the products?
A)C3H8 and O2
B)C3H8 and CO2
C)O2 and H2O
D)H2O and CO2
7.
The major physical indicator of a combustion reaction is _______.
A)heat
B)a color change in solution
C)the formation of a precipitate
D)cold
8.
The chemical equation 2H2 + O2 → 2H2O represents a __________.
A)synthesis reaction
B)decomposition reaction
C)single-replacement reaction   
D)double-replacement reaction
9.
The chemical equation Zn + 2HCl → H2 + ZnCl2 represents a _________.
A)synthesis reaction
B)decomposition reaction
C)single-replacement reaction
D)double-replacement reaction
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