TYPES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS

1. A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the chemical transformation of one set
of chemical substance to another.
2. The different types of chemical reactions are synthesis/combination, decomposition,
combustion, single replacement/displacement and double replacement/displacement.
3. Synthesis reaction are two or more elements or compounds combine to make a more
complex substance. Ex. Photosynthesis, the combination of iron and sulfur to form iron
sulfide. Decomposition reaction are compounds that break down into simpler
substances. Ex. Airbag, hydrogen peroxide with a catalyst into water and oxygen gas.
Combustion reaction or burning is a chemical reaction between an organic compound
usually a hydrocarbon and oxygen gas. Ex. Bubbles with methane gas, cooking/grilling,
and the burning of naphthalene. Single replacement/displacement occurs when one
element replaces another one in a compound. Ex. Molten metal, when zinc combines
with hydrochloric acid and the zinc replaces the hydrogen. Double
replacement/displacement occurs when different atoms in two different compounds
trade places. Ex. Between sodium chloride and silver nitrate to form sodium nitrate and
silver chloride antacids.
4. A catalyst is a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction but is not
consumed during the course of the reaction.
5. Chemical reactions are the most important important types of events in the universe.
Because it's through chemical reactions that plants grow, produce fruit, and become
compost for new plants. It's because of chemical reactions that all living reproduce,
digest, grow, heal, and think.

HOW TO WRITE CHEMICAL REACTIONS

1. A chemical equation is a written representation, using numbers and symbols, of the
process that occurs during a chemical reaction with reactants on the left-hand side and
products on the right-hand side connected by an arrow.
2. Reactants is a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction.
It is also listed on the left side of the arrow, while products are on the right side.
3. It’s important to have knowledge in describing in words the chemical equation
because this helps us understand how we might verbally communicate the details of a
chemical reaction to someone else.
4. It’s important to have knowledge in translating word equation to chemical equation
because we must also be able to do it in reverse by taking a sentence that describes a
chemical reaction and making sure we are able to display this transformation using the
symbols we know in chemistry.