Double Displacement Chemistry Example 3

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Example 3

easy
Classify: HCl+NaOH→NaCl+H2O\text{HCl} + \text{NaOH} \rightarrow \text{NaCl} + \text{H}_2\text{O}.

Solution

  1. 1
    The cations (H+\text{H}^+ and Na+\text{Na}^+) exchange partners.
  2. 2
    This is a double displacement reaction. It is also specifically a neutralization reaction (acid + base → salt + water).

Answer

Double displacement (neutralization)\text{Double displacement (neutralization)}
Neutralization is a special type of double displacement where an acid and base react to form a salt and water.

About Double Displacement

A double displacement (or metathesis) reaction occurs when two ionic compounds in solution exchange partners: AB + CD → AD + CB.

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More Double Displacement Examples

Example 1 easy

Write the balanced equation for the reaction between sodium chloride and silver nitrate solutions.

Example 2 medium

Predict the products and write the balanced equation: [formula]

Example 4 hard

When solutions of lead(II) nitrate and potassium iodide are mixed, a bright yellow precipitate forms

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