Chemical Reactions


Chapter Objectives
At the end of this unit students will be able to
1.  describe how to write a word equation.
2.  describe how to write a skeleton equation.
3.  decribe the steps for writing a balanced chemical equation.
4.  describe the 5 general types of reactions.
5.  predict the products of the 5 general types of reactions.
6.  predict the formation of a precipitate in a double-replacement reaction.
Key Terms
activity series
balanced equation
catalyst
chemical equation
coefficients
combination reaction
combustion reaction
decomposition reaction
double replacement reaction
single replacement reaction
skeleton equation