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Tanishq Varshney
10th A
Combination Reactions
Decomposition Reactions
Displacement Reactions
Combination Reactions
Those reactions in which two or more substances combine to form a single substances, are called combination reactions. In a combination reaction, two or more elements can combine to form a compound; or an element and a compound can combine to form a new compound. E.g.
Decomposition Reactions
Those reactions in which a compound splits up into two or more simpler substances are known as decomposition reactions. A decomposition reaction is just the opposite of a combination reaction. When a decomposition reaction is carried out by heating, it is called thermal composition and those carried out by using light energy are called photolytic decomposition reactions.
Thermal decomposition
CaCO3
Heated
CaO + CO2
Photolytic decomposition
2AgBr
Sunlight
2Ag(s) + Br2
Displacement Reactions
Those reactions in which one element takes the place of another element in a compound, are known as displacement reactions. In general, a more reactive element displaces a less reactive element from its salt. E.g. CuSO4(aq) + Fe(s) FeSO4(aq) + Cu(s)
CuO + H2
Heat
Cu + H2O
Zn + H2SO4ZnSO4 + H2
An unbalanced chemical equation has an unequal number of atoms of one or more elements in the reactants and products.
H2 + O2H2O