Grade 9 Chemistry: Single Displacement Reactions
This worksheet covers the fundamentals of single displacement reactions, including identification, prediction of products, and balancing chemical equations.
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Grade 9 Chemistry: Single Displacement Reactions
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1. Which of the following best describes a single displacement reaction?
Two compounds react to form two new compounds.
An element reacts with a compound, displacing another element.
Two or more reactants combine to form a single product.
A single compound breaks down into two or more simpler substances.
2. In the reaction Fe + CuSO₄ → FeSO₄ + Cu, which element is being displaced?
Fe
Cu
S
O
3. In a single displacement reaction, a more reactive element will a less reactive element from its compound.
4. The activity series is used to predict whether a single displacement reaction will .
5. What is the general form of a single displacement reaction?
6. Explain why zinc metal reacts with hydrochloric acid but copper metal does not.
7. A less reactive halogen can displace a more reactive halogen from its salt solution.
True
False
8. In a single displacement reaction, the element that is displaced is always a metal.
True
False
9. For each reaction below, predict the products and balance the chemical equation. If no reaction occurs, write 'No Reaction'.
a) Al (s) + Fe₂O₃ (aq) →
b) Cu (s) + AgNO₃ (aq) →
c) Cl₂ (g) + NaBr (aq) →