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Classifying Chemical
Reactions
Lectures 17 and 18
Chem 101
Classifying Chemical Reactions
Chemical reactions can be divided into five categories:
I. Combination or Synthesis Reactions
II. Decomposition Reactions
III. Single-Replacement Reactions
IV.Double-Replacement Reactions
V. Neutralization Reactions
VI. Combustion Reactions
Combination Reactions
(or Synthesis Reactions)
Combination reaction, two simpler substances are
combined into a more complex compound.
Let’s take a look at 3 types of combination reactions:
– metal with oxygen
– nonmetal with oxygen
– metal and a nonmetal
Reactions of Metals and Oxygen
When a metal is heated with oxygen gas, a metal oxide is produced.
metal + oxygen gas → metal oxide
Example: Magnesium metal produces magnesium oxide.
2 Mg(s) + O2(g) → 2 MgO(s)
Example: Iron metal reacts with oxygen to produce iron(III) oxide:
4 Fe(s) + 3 O2(g) → 2 Fe2O3(s)
Reactions of Nonmetals and Oxygen
Oxygen and a nonmetal react to produce a nonmetal oxide.
nonmetal + oxygen gas → nonmetal oxide
Example: Phosphorous produces tetraphosphorous decaoxide.
P4(s) + 5 O2(g) → P4O10(s)
Example: Sulfur reacts with oxygen to produce sulfur dioxide gas:
S(s) + O2(g) → SO2(g)
Metal + Nonmetal Reactions
A metal and a nonmetal react in a combination reaction to give a binary ionic compound.
metal + nonmetal → binary ionic compound
Example: Sodium reacts with chlorine gas to produce sodium chloride:
2 Na(s) + Cl2(g) → 2 NaCl(s)
When a main group metal reacts with a nonmetal, the formula of the ionic compound is predictable. If the compound contains a transition metal, the formula is not predictable.
Decomposition Reactions
Decomposition reaction, a single compound is broken
down into simpler substances.
Heat or light is usually starts a decomposition reaction.
Ionic compounds containing oxygen often decompose
into a metal and oxygen gas.
Example: Heating solid mercury(II) oxide produces
mercury metal and oxygen gas:
2 HgO(s) → 2 Hg(l) + O2(g)
Carbonate Decomposition
Metal hydrogen carbonates decompose to give a metal
carbonate, water, and carbon dioxide.
Example: nickel(II) hydrogen carbonate decomposes:
Ni(HCO3)2(s) → NiCO3(s) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)
Metal carbonates decompose to give a metal oxide and
carbon dioxide gas:
Example: calcium carbonate decomposes:
CaCO3(s) → CaO(s) + CO2(g)
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Activity Series
Activity series: A sequence of metals is arranged
according to their ability to undergo reaction.
When a metal (active) undergoes a replacement reaction,
it displaces another metal (less active) from a compound
or aqueous solution.
Activity Series
Most reactive metals appear first in the activity series.
Least reactive metals appear last in the activity series.
The relative activity series:
K > Ba > Sr > Ca > Na > Mg >
Al > Mn > Zn > Fe > Cd > Co > Ni >
Sn > Pb > (H) > Cu > Ag > Hg > Au
Single-Replacement Reactions
Single-replacement reaction, a more active metal displaces a less active metal in a compound.
If a metal precedes another in the activity series, it will undergo a single-replacement reaction:
Fe(s) + CuSO4(aq) → FeSO4(aq) + Cu(s)
If a metal follows another in the activity series, no reaction will occur:
Ni(s) + CdSO4(aq) → NR
Aqueous Acid Displacements
Metals that precede (H) in the activity series react with acids and those that follow (H) do not react with acids.
More active metals react with acid to produce hydrogen gas and an ionic compound:
Fe(s) + 2 HCl(aq) → FeCl2(aq) + H2(g)
Metals less active than (H) show no reaction:
Au(s) + H2SO4(aq) → NR
Active Metals
Active metals, a few metals that are active enough to react directly with water.
The active metals are:
Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Ca, Sr, and Ba.
Active metals react with water to produce a metal hydroxide and hydrogen gas:
2 Na(s) + 2 H2O(l) → 2 NaOH(aq) + H2(g)
Ba(s) + 2 H2O(l) → Ba(OH)2(aq) + H2(g)
Solubility Rules Solubility rules are used to predict if a
compound will be soluble in water.
Double-Replacement Reactions
Double replacement reaction, two ionic compounds in aqueous solution switch anions and produce two new compounds.
AX + BZ → AZ + BX
If either AZ or BX is an insoluble compound, a precipitate will appear and there is a chemical reaction.
If no precipitate is formed, there is no reaction.
Double-Replacement Reactions
Aqueous barium chloride reacts with aqueous
potassium chromate:
BaCl2(aq) + K2CrO4(aq) → BaCrO4(s) + 2 KCl(aq)
This is a double replacement reaction, since BaCrO4 is
insoluble, from the solubility rules.
Aqueous sodium chloride reacts with aqueous lithium
nitrate:
NaCl(aq) + LiNO3(aq) → NaNO3(aq) + LiCl(aq)
Both NaNO3 and LiCl are soluble, so there is no reaction.
Neutralization Reactions
Neutralization reaction, is the reaction of an acid and a base.
HX + BOH → BX + HOH
A neutralization reaction produces a salt and water.
H2SO4(aq) + 2 KOH(aq) → K2SO4(aq) + 2 H2O(l)
Review
4 ways to understand if a chemical reaction occurred:
1. A gas is detected.
2. A precipitate is formed.
3. A permanent color change is seen.
4. Heat or light is given off.
An exothermic reaction gives off heat and an
endothermic reaction absorbs heat.
There are 7 elements that exist as diatomic molecules:
– H2, N2, O2, F2, Cl2, Br2, and I2
When we balance a chemical equation, the number of each type of atom must be the same on both the product and reactant sides of the equation.
We use coefficients in front of compounds to balance chemical reactions.
Review
In combination reactions, two or more smaller molecules are combined into a more complex molecule.
In a decomposition reaction, a molecule breaks apart into two or more simpler molecules.
In a single-replacement reaction, a more active metal displaces a less active metal according to the activity series.
Review
In a double-replacement reaction, two aqueous solutions
produce a precipitate of an insoluble compound.
The insoluble compound can be predicted based on the
solubility rules.
In a neutralization reaction, and acid and a base react to
produce a salt and water.
Review