Displacement Reactions

6 Types Of Chemical Reactions

Identify the type of Reaction: Key To Equation Writing

Displacement Reaction 

A reaction in which one part (an atom or a group pf atoms) of a molecule is

Replaced by another 

Single Displacement Reaction 

Examples

Eg: Copper wire in Silver Nitrate Solution

Copper wire turns to Silver in a Silver Nitrate solution

Silver leaves Silver Nitrate in union turns to Copper Nitrate

Silver becomes Copper and Copper becomes Silver 

Double Displacement Reaction

Examples

Eg 1: KI+Pb (NO3)2 = KN03+PbI2

Snapshot

Single Displacement Reaction

Double Displacement Reaction