Answer the following questions.

Name the different types of chemical reactions.


Different types of chemical reactions are:

Combination Reaction


Decomposition or Dissociation Reaction


Displacement Reaction


1.Combination Reaction:


Two or more reactants unite to form a single product.


General Form: A + B -> AB


Eg: S + O2 ---------> SO2


2.Decompostion Reaction


A single reactant is decomposed or broken down into two or more


products.


General Form: AB -> A + B


Eg: CaCO3 ----------> CaO + CO2


3.Displacement Reaction


A reaction in which one constituent displaces another and separates is called displacement reaction.


General Form : A + BC -> B + AC


Eg: Zn + 2 HCl ----------> H2 + ZnCl2


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