Types of Chemical Reactions

Blog Post #2

(November 23, 2015)

There are many different types of chemical reactions that all have to do with the with the different driving forces that are produced.

Different types of reactions:

(Will go into more detail in later blog posts)

Combustion: Always reacts with oxygen. The combustion of a hydrocarbon always produces CO2 + H2O.

Double Replacement: The driving force is the formation of a solid. (Precipitate) 

http://study.com/cimages/multimages/16/double_displacement_reaction.png

Synthesis, Decomposition, Single Replacement: The driving force is the transfer of electrons.
Single Replacement: The driving force is the formation of a gas.

http://study.com/cimages/multimages/16/singledisplacementreaction.png

Useful Links:

Major Types of Chemical Reactions

Types of Chemical Reactions--Goes into how to solve the equations