Common Reactions

Synthesis Reaction

• The combination of multiple reactants to form a single product.
• Synthesis reactions can be generalised using:
• An example of this would be .

Decomposition Reaction

• The decomposition of a compound decomposing into two or more products.
• Decomposition reactions can be generalised using:
• This is basically the opposite of a synthesis reaction.
• An example of this would be .
  • This can be performed through electrolysis.

Combustion Reactions

Related Notes

• This has already been covered in Combustion Reactions.

• Combustion reactions involve the following and can be generalised into:
  • Hydrocarbons like octane and methane are commonly used fuels in chemistry.
• This reaction is also exothermic, which means it always produces energy.

Acid-Base Reactions

Related Notes

• This has already been covered in Neutralisation Reactions.

• To summarise, acid-base reactions are also called neutralisation reactions.
• This involves the following and can be generalised into:
• An example of this would be:
  • is collected through the taking of hydrogen ions (ionic bonding ?)
  • is an ionic compound formed from an anion and cation.

Acid-Carbonate Reactions

Related Notes

• This has already been covered in Acid + Carbonate Reactions.

• Acid and carbonate reactions involve the reaction between acids and carbonates. It involves the following and can be generalised into:
• An example of this
  • In this example, we use sulfuric acid and calcium carbonate as our two reactants.
  • This forms a salt (cation from carbonate, anion from acid) called .
  • As determined by the general equation here, the carbon dioxide and water is produced.