Chemical Reactions Lab Report

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TITLE: Types Of Chemical Reactions NAME: WISARD DEXTRA LAB PARTNER: Antoinette Montgomery LAB INSTRUCTOR: SATISH KURIYAVAR DATE: SEPTEMBER 19, 2012 Chemical reactions are often classified to highlight patterns in chemical behavior. In some cases, categorizing a reaction can allow its products to be predicted. Many chemical reactions fall into one of four broad classes: rearrangement, combination, decomposition, and displacement. A chemical reaction is a process that is usually characterized by a chemical change in which the starting materials (reactants) are different from the products. Chemical reactions tend to involve the motion of electrons, leading to the formation and breaking of chemical bonds. There are several different types…show more content…
Through this lab we learned how to identify products and also how to summarize the chemical changes in terms of balanced equations. This lab demonstrated four different types of chemical reactions which were: Combination Reactions, which are two or more substances combining to form a new substance; Decomposition Reactions, which are a substance breaking down into two or more different substances or elements; Single-Replacement reactions, which involve a metallic ion replacing a different metallic ion from an ionic compound; Double-Replacement reactions, which involve the swapping of metal ions from ionic compounds. Understanding the four simple types of reactions instilled in us the ability to distinguish between a Synthesis, Decomposition, Single Replacement and Double Decomposition reactions. This lab also enabled us engage in several experiments which permit us to observe reactions and predict the product. INTRODUCTION: Chemical reactions can be represented by chemical equations. The equation indicates what transpires in the reaction and the products formed. Before writing a equation, an individual must establish what the reactants and products are. Products are distinguished by their chemical and physical properties as well by analysis.…show more content…
I learned that in some cases categorizing a reaction can allow its products to be predicted. Many chemical reactions fall into one of four broad classes: rearrangement, combination, decomposition, and displacement. Through this experiment I learned that a chemical reaction is a process that is usually characterized by a chemical change in which the starting materials (reactants) are different from the products. Chemical reactions tend to involve the motion of electrons, leading to the formation and breaking of chemical bonds. Chemical reactions purpose is to yield a single or more products, which are quite different from the reactants. The chemical reactions include some changes that involve the motion of electrons during the formation and breakage of chemical bonds. The chemical reactions could be written in a symbolic form. Chemical equations are used to describe a chemical transformation of elementary particles, which takes place during the reaction. The chemical reactions involve a change in energy; either released or absorbed. Chemical reactions are described as exothermic reactions (in which energy is released) or endothermic reactions (in which energy is absorbed).This lab was very useful to me in demonstrating all the different types of chemical reactions, so that I could witness them, and see that they actually do

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