Types of
Reactions
Basics
(vocab)
Balance
That!
Name the
Element
True or
False
100

Two reactants makes one product.

synthesis

100

Basic building block of matter.

atom
100

___ K + ___ MgBr → ___ KBr + ___ Mg

1, 1, 1, 1

100

O

oxygen

100

True or False: Atomic gets smaller as you go down the periodic table.

False. Bigger

200

Gasoline is burned making carbon dioxide.

combustion

200

An atom that has lost an electron.

Cation

200

___ Ca + ___ O2 → ___ CaO

2, 1, 2

200

Cl

Chlorine

200

True or False: Matter cannot be created or destroyed.

True

300

Reaction shown here:

Single replacement

300

A type of bond created when one atom loses an electron and another gains it.

ionic bond

300

___ N2 + ___ H2 → ___ NH3

1, 3, 2

300

Na

Sodium

300

True or False: Group II elements only have one valence electron.

False. Two.

400

Elephants toothpaste is created from this type of reaction.

decomposition

400

Two or more substances together in the same place but not chemically combined.

Mixture

400

___ NaCl → ___ Na + ___ Cl2

2, 2, 1

400

K

Potassium

400

True or False: Covalent bond means atoms are sharing electrons.

True.

500

Reaction seen here:

Double replacement

500

(2 words) This is a representation of electrons within an atom as shown below:

Electron Configuration

500

___ P + ___ O2 → ___ P2O5

4, 5, 2

500

Ag

Silver

500

True or False: Atomic radius increases going from left to right across the periodic table.

False. Decreases.

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