Single Displacement Reactions
Explore the fundamentals of single displacement reactions, including identifying reactants, products, and predicting reaction outcomes.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your understanding of single displacement reactions.
1. In a single displacement reaction, what happens?
Two compounds swap parts.
One element replaces another in a compound.
Two elements combine to form a compound.
A compound breaks down into simpler substances.
2. Which of the following is a general form of a single displacement reaction?
A + B → AB
AB → A + B
AB + CD → AD + CB
A + BC → AC + B
3. In a single displacement reaction, a more element displaces a less element from its compound.
4. The element that gets replaced in a single displacement reaction is usually reactive than the element that replaces it.
5. A single displacement reaction always involves two compounds reacting.
True
False
6. Iron reacting with copper sulfate is an example of a single displacement reaction.
True
False
7. Describe what happens when a more reactive metal is placed in a solution containing a salt of a less reactive metal. Provide an example.