DISPLACEMENT

REACTIONS

Compiled by
Madhav Gupta
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CHEMICAL REACTION

The process by which one or more

substances are changed into one
or more different
substances.
Chemical Equation

A chemical equation is symbolic

representation of a  chemical
reaction where the reactant entities
are given on the left hand side and
the product entities on the right hand
side.
REACTANTS
The starting substances in a chemical
reaction
(the stuff on the left).

A+B → AB
PRODUCTS
The final substances in a chemical
reaction
(the stuff on the right).

A+B → AB
Law of Conservation of Mass

Mass/Matter can not be

created nor destroyed, simply
changed from one form to
another
 Single Displacement
In a single replacement reaction a single uncombined
element replaces another in a compound. Two reactants
yield two products. For example when zinc combines with
hydrochloric acid, the zinc replaces hydrogen. The
chemical equation for this single replacement reaction
looks like:

reactant + reactant ---------> product + product

To visualize a single replacement reaction look at the
following cartoon:

 
Notice, the guy in the orange shirt steals the date of the
other guy. So, a part of one of the reactants trades places and
is in a different place among the products.
EQUATIONS
• AB + C  AC + B or CB + A

• 2NaBr + Cl2  2NaCl + Br2

• 2(NH4)2S + O22(NH4)2O + 2S

•F2 + NaCl --> Cl2 + NaF

•Cl2 + FCl --> No Reaction

More Info on Single displacement
reaction

• Also known as single displacement reactions.

• Only elements with a higher activity can

replace other elements.

• Nonmetals can replace other non-metals, but is

usually limited to halogens (active decreases
down table).
 Double Displacement Reaction
In a double replacement reaction parts of two
compounds switch places to form two new compounds.
Two reactants yield two products. For example when
silver nitrate combines with sodium chloride, two new
compounds--silver chloride and sodium nitrate are
formed because the sodium and silver switched places.
The chemical equation for this double replacement
reaction looks like

reactant + reactant ---------> product + product

To visualize a double replacement reaction look at the
following cartoon:
A useful single-displacement reaction involves thermite, which is a mixture of aluminum and iron oxide, Fe2O3. When the thermite reaches a high temperature, the
components react to produce molten iron.
Acid indigestion can occur when the stomach produces too much hydrochloric acid, HCl. An old and effective remedy for this involves drinking a solution of baking soda
(sodium hydrogen carbonate,
NaHCO3), which reacts with the hydrochloric acid to
produce sodium chloride (NaCl), water, and carbon dioxide.

Sulphonation, Chlorination, Nitration & so many.