Synthesis
Fred meets Wilma at a dance and they become The Flintstones. What type of reaction is this?
Synthesis
Fred and Wilma get a divorce. What type of reaction is this?
Decomposition
Betty replaces Wilma and Fred leaves with Betty. What type of reaction is this?
Single Replacement
Fred and Wilma dance with Barney and Betty and switch partners. What reaction is this?
Double Replacement
Who represents “A” in most of these Flintstones examples?
Fred
In synthesis, do two things combine or separate?
Combine
What happens to compounds in a decomposition reaction?
They break apart.
How many elements get replaced in single replacement?
One
How many partners switch places in double replacement?
Two
Who represents “B” when Fred combines in a reaction?
Wilma
What is the formula pattern for a synthesis reaction?
A + B → AB
What is the formula pattern for decomposition?
AB → A + B
What is the formula pattern for single replacement?
AB + C → AC + B
What is the formula pattern for double replacement?
AB + CD → AD + CB
Which character crashes the dance and causes a single replacement?
Betty
What real-world example shows synthesis when hydrogen and oxygen form water?
H₂ + O → H₂O
What example reaction breaks potassium chlorate into potassium chloride and oxygen?
KClO₃ → KCl + O₂
What reaction happens when silver nitrate and copper react to form copper nitrate and silver?
Single replacement
Potassium nitrate reacts with magnesium chloride to make magnesium nitrate and potassium chloride. What type is this?
Double replacement
Which pair swaps partners during the double replacement reaction?
The Flintstones and The Rubbles
Why is synthesis sometimes called a “combination” reaction?
Because substances combine to make a single new product.
What phrase helps you remember decomposition?
One thing becomes two.
What phrase helps you remember single replacement?
One partner is replaced.
What phrase helps you remember double replacement?
Two couples swap partners.
What TV show are these examples based on?
The Flintstones