TYPES OF CHEMICAL REACTIONS

• Combination reaction (Synthesis)


  A reaction when two or more reactants combine to form a single product
• Combination reaction


  A + B → AB
• Decomposition reaction


  A single reactant breaks down to form two or more products
• Decomposition reaction


  AB → A + B
• Single displacement (Substitution) reaction


  One element replaces another element from a compound
• Single displacement reaction


  A + BC → AC + B
• Double displacement (Metathesis) reaction


  The positive ions (cations) and negative ions (anions) of different compounds switch places, forming two entirely different compounds
• Double displacement reaction


  AB + CD → AD + CB