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Chemical reactions can be categorized into different types. A synthesis reaction involves two substances combining to form a new substance. A decomposition reaction is the opposite, where a complex substance breaks down into simpler substances. A combustion reaction involves oxygen joining with another compound to produce energy, heat, light or flame through burning. Displacement reactions occur when one compound replaces or switches substances with another compound.

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Chemical reactions can be categorized into different types. A synthesis reaction involves two substances combining to form a new substance. A decomposition reaction is the opposite, where a complex substance breaks down into simpler substances. A combustion reaction involves oxygen joining with another compound to produce energy, heat, light or flame through burning. Displacement reactions occur when one compound replaces or switches substances with another compound.

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Name Grade 9 Reading Comprehension

Types of Chemical Reactions


A chemical reaction is a process that rearranges or
changes the molecular structure of a substance.
Chemical reactions are everyday occurrences. The
digestion of food, photosynthesis, rusting metal, burning
wood, and batteries are all examples of chemical
reactions.
Chemical reactions can happen very quickly, such as
an explosion, or they can happen very slowly, as when
metal rusts. The amount of time it takes to complete a
chemical reaction is called its reaction rate.
There are different kinds of chemical reactions. A synthesis reaction is
when two substances combine to create a new substance. The
substances being combined (called the reactants) can be individual
elements or compounds. The end result (called the product) of a synthesis
reaction is always a compound. A synthesis reaction is expressed by the
equation A + B = AB. A decomposition reaction, in which a complex
substance breaks down into simpler substances, is the opposite of a
synthesis reaction. A decomposition reaction is expressed by the
equation: AB → A + B. In a combustion reaction, oxygen joins with another
compound to form water and carbon dioxide. This produces energy in the
form of heat. It also frequently produces light or flame. Combustion
reactions are what we commonly refer to as burning.
In a displacement reaction, one compound takes a substance from
another compound. In a single displacement reaction, a more reactive
element replaces a less reactive element. A single displacement reaction
is expressed by the equation: A + BC → AC + B. In a double displacement
reaction, the compounds on the left side of the equation switch
substances. This kind of reaction can be expressed in the form AB + CD →
AD + CB. Double displacement reactions typically take place between a
metal and a nonmetal or between acids and bases.

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Name Grade 9 Reading Comprehension

QUESTIONS: Types of Chemical Reactions

1. What is a chemical reaction?

2. Name some examples of common chemical reactions.

3. What is a reaction rate?

4. Match each equation to the type of chemical reaction it represents.

A + BC → AC + B A synthesis

A + B = AB B decomposition

AB → A + B C single displacement

AB + CD → AD + CB D double displacement

5. What happens in a combustion reaction?

6. What is the common word for a combustion reaction?

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