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Six Types of Chemical Reaction Worksheet
Balance the following reactions and indicate which of the six types of chemical
reaction are being represented:
1) ____ NaBr + ____ Ca(OH)
2
___ CaBr
2
+ ____ NaOH
Type of reaction: _____________________________
2) ____ NH
3
+ ____ H
2
SO
4
____ (NH
4
)
2
SO
4
Type of reaction: _____________________________
3) ____ C
5
H
9
O + ____ O
2
____ CO
2
+ ____ H
2
O
Type of reaction: _____________________________
4) ____ Pb + ____ H
3
PO
4
____ H
2
+ ____ Pb
3
(PO
4
)
2
Type of reaction: _____________________________
5) ____ Li
3
N + ____ NH
4
NO
3
___ LiNO
3
+ ___ (NH
4
)
3
N
Type of reaction: _____________________________
6) ____ HBr + ___ Al(OH)
3
___ H
2
O + ___ AlBr
3
Type of reaction: _____________________________
7) Whats the main difference between a double displacement reaction and
an acid-base reaction?
8) Combustion reactions always result in the formation of water. What other
types of chemical reaction may result in the formation of water? Write
examples of these reactions on the opposite side of this paper.
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Six Types of Chemical Reaction Worksheet
Answers
Balance the following reactions and indicate which of the six types of chemical
reaction are being represented:
1) 2 NaBr + 1 Ca(OH)
2
1 CaBr
2
+ 2 NaOH
Type of reaction: double displacement
2) 2 NH
3
+ 1 H
2
SO
4
1 (NH
4
)
2
SO
4
Type of reaction: synthesis
3) 4 C
5
H
9
O + 27 O
2
20 CO
2
+ 18 H
2
O
Type of reaction: combustion
4) 3 Pb + 2 H
3
PO
4
3 H
2
+ 1 Pb
3
(PO
4
)
2
Type of reaction: single displacement
5) 1 Li
3
N + 3 NH
4
NO
3
3 LiNO
3
+ 1 (NH
4
)
3
N
Type of reaction: double displacement
6) 3 HBr + 1 Al(OH)
3
3 H
2
O + 1 AlBr
3
Type of reaction: acid-base
7) Whats the main difference between a double displacement reaction and
an acid-base reaction?
Acid-base reactions form water.
8) Combustion reactions always result in the formation of water. What other
types of chemical reaction may result in the formation of water? Write
examples of these reactions on the opposite side of this paper.
Acid-base: HCl + NaOH H
2
O + NaCl
Synthesis: 2 H
2
+ O
2
2 H
2
O
Decomposition: NH
4
OH NH
3
+ H
2
O
Single displacement: H
2
+ 2 NaOH 2 Na + 2 H
2
O (not common)