Even though there are millions of possible chemical reactions that take place in nature, in industry and in labs

all over the world,

there are only five main types. Refer to textbook pp. 237 - 243 and complete the table that follows.

General Formula and Representation of

Type of Reaction Example
Reaction
Synthesis Reaction

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____________________ magnesium + oxygen → magnesium oxide
__ Mg(s) + __ O2(g) → __ MgO(s)

Decomposition
Reaction

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____________________ water → hydrogen + oxygen
____________________ __ H2O(l) → __ H2(g) + __ O2(g)
Single Displacement
Reaction

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iron + copper (II) sulfate →

copper + iron (II) sulfate
__ Fe(s) + __ CuSO4(aq) → __ Cu(s) + __ FeSO4(s)

Double Displacement
Reaction
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____________________ silver nitrate + potassium iodide → silver iodide +
____________________ potassium nitrate
____________________ __ AgNO3(aq) + __ KI(aq) → __ AgI(s) + __ KNO3(aq)