C.P. Chemistry
WS Types of Reactions
Name: ________________________
Date: _________________________
For each of the following types of chemical reactions you need to:
a) Complete the word equation to represent the products
b) Write the entire skeleton equation
c) Balance the skeleton equations
Part A: Synthesis Reactions
1) Sodium + Iodine → sodium iodide
2 Na + I2  2 NaI
2) Magnesium + Oxygen → magnesium oxide
2 Mg + O2  2 MgO
Part B: Decomposition Reactions
3) Magnesium bromide → magnesium + bromine
MgBr2  Mg + Br2
4) Potassium nitride → potassium + nitrogen
2 K3N  3 K + N2
Part C: Combustion Reactions
5) Solid Barium + oxygen  barium oxide
2 Ba + O2  2 BaO
6) Solid Magnesium + oxygen  magnesium oxide
2 Mg + O2  2 MgO
Part D: Single Replacement Reactions (Remember to check Activity Series)
7) Sodium + Magnesium Chloride → magnesium + sodium chloride
2 Na + MgCl2  Mg + 2 NaCl
8) Iron + Aluminum Oxide → no reaction
Fe + Al2O3  NR
9) Aluminum Bromide + Chlorine → aluminum chloride + bromine
2 AlBr3 + 3 Cl2  2 AlCl3 + 3 Br2
Part E: Double Replacement
10) Sodium Phosphate + Manganese (II) Chloride → manganese (II) phosphate + sodium chloride
2 Na3PO4 + 3 MgCl2  Mg3(PO4)2 + 6 NaCl
11) Barium Chloride + Potassium Carbonate → potassium chloride + barium carbonate
BaCl2 + K2CO3  2 KCl + BaCO3
Part F: Mixed Reactions
For each of the following types of chemical reactions you need to:
a) Complete the word equation to represent the products
b) Write the entire skeleton equation
c) Balance the skeleton equations
d) Name the type of reaction
12) Aluminum + Oxygen → aluminum oxide
combination (synthesis)
4 Al + 3 O2  2 Al2O3
13) Cobalt (II) oxide → cobalt (II) + oxygen
decomposition
2 CoO  2 Co + O2
14) C3H8
+ O2 → carbon dioxide + water
combustion
C3H8 + 5 O2 → 3 CO2 + 4 H2O
15) Silver Nitrate + Zinc → zinc nitrate + silver
single replacement
2 AgNO3 + Zn  Zn(NO3)2 + 2 Ag
16) Magnesium Iodide + Fluorine → magnesium fluoride + iodine
single replacement
MgI2 + F2  MgF2 + I2
17) Barium hydroxide + Nitric Acid → barium nitrate + water
Ba(OH)2 + 2 HNO3  Ba(NO3)2 + 2 H(OH)
double replacement