Single Displacement Reactions

Explore the principles of single displacement reactions, balancing chemical equations, and identifying reactants and products.

Grade 7 Science ChemistrySingle Displacement Reaction

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MS-PS1-2MS-PS1-5

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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. Some questions may require balancing chemical equations.

1. In a single displacement reaction, what type of element displaces another element from a compound?

A less reactive element

A more reactive element

An inert element

Any element

2. Which of the following is an example of a single displacement reaction?

HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H₂O

2Na + Cl₂ → 2NaCl

Zn + CuSO₄ → ZnSO₄ + Cu

CaCO₃ → CaO + CO₂

3. In a single displacement reaction, an element reacts with a to form a new compound and a different element.

4. The element that displaces another element must be more than the element it replaces.

5. A single displacement reaction always involves two compounds reacting to form two new compounds.

True

False

6. The general form of a single displacement reaction is A + BC → AC + B.

True

False

7. Describe what happens in a single displacement reaction.

8. Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction between magnesium (Mg) and copper(II) chloride (CuCl₂).

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