Classification of

Chemical
Reactions: The
Soap-Opera of
Chemistry
5 Main types of reactions
• Synthesis- “Love at first sight”

• Decomposition- “The big break-up”

• Single Replacement- “My best

friends girlfriend”

• Double Replacement- “Revenge”

• Combustion- “The player”

 Synthesis- “Love at first
sight”
I Ilike
like Hey
Can I get
your
Hey your Sally
your
braces
hat
Harry
number

Basic equation: A+B AB

 Synthesis- “Love at first
sight”

•
The compound produced is
larger and more complex than
the reactants
Example: 2H2 + O2 2H2O
 Decomposition- “The Big
I was Break-up” We are
Whatever
washing Where But, baby I Through
my hair I don’t
Im leaving
were you love you
believe you
last night

Basic Equation: AB A+B

 Decomposition- “The
Big Break-up” I am so
over you

•The Breakdown of a larger

compound

Example: 2 H2O 2 H 2 + O2
 Single Replacement- “My Best
Friends Girlfriend”
Hey, Baby. This
Hey Mark, here comes How you Man, Marks Stinks!
Oh Pierre! Mark
your friend Pierre doing? Girl is pretty
Im leaving you
Hot!

Basic Eqn: AX + B BX + A
 Single Replacement- “My Best
Friends Girlfriend”

•“Free” element must be the more reactive

element for a reaction to occur ( Pierre is
more suave then Mark)
• The further apart 2 elements are on the
activity series, the more likely the higher
one will replace the lower one in a
compound.
• Example: 2K + 2HCl 2KCl + H2
 Double Replacement-
I have to get Pierre
back. Hey Chloe do you “Revenge” Ibelieve
can’t
Ok
want to go out Pierre, Im Chloe would
sick of you do that

Chloe was my one

true love, but Marks
girl is looking pretty
Hot.

Basic Eqn: AX + BY AY + BX
 Double Replacement-
“Revenge”

• Alwaysinvolves the formation of a

molecular compound such as water (Tears)
and either a precipitate or a gas
Ex: 2 KI(aq) + Pb(NO3)2(aq) PbI2(s) + 2 KNO3(aq)
Combustion- “The player”
That was a
Ashley you’re Hey Ladies Baby, I
great date
my BFF love you

(3 weeks later)

Basic Eqn: AB + O AO + BO
 Combustion- “The player”
Honey, Why is
Ashley’s number
on your phone?

•Produce oxide compounds

and energy (very exothermic)

Ex: CH4 + 2O2 CO2 + 2H2O + ENERGY

 Your Assignment
Create a “Love Story” Comic Book
• Must Contain all 5 types of reactions
and have pictures and captions
• Must include name of reaction and a
real example
• Needs to include color
• Does not have to be hand drawn
 Example I need to focus
on my rapping
baby

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Decomposition