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Peter Mortensen
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We were taught that there are primarily 4 findfour kind of reactions -, synthesis, combustion, single displacement, and double displacement. When the reactants are given to you, the reaction can be predicted.

For example:

If the reactants are AB + CD, it will be a double displacement (2two pairs of compounds)

If the reactants are AB + C, it will be a single displacement (1one pair and 1one compound/element)

If the reactants are A + B, it will be synthesis.

Why do the "format" of the reactants determine the type of reaction? Why can't, for example, AB + CD synthesize to create ABCD? Or AB + C synthesize to create ABC? Why is it assumed that if the reactants are in a specific "format" a specific reaction will occur?

We were taught that there are primarily 4 find of reactions - synthesis, combustion, single displacement, double displacement. When the reactants are given to you, the reaction can be predicted.

For example:

If the reactants are AB + CD, it will be a double displacement (2 pairs of compounds)

If the reactants are AB + C, it will be a single displacement (1 pair and 1 compound/element)

If the reactants are A + B, it will be synthesis.

Why do the "format" of the reactants determine the type of reaction? Why can't, for example, AB + CD synthesize to create ABCD? Or AB + C synthesize to create ABC? Why is it assumed that if the reactants are in a specific "format" a specific reaction will occur?

We were taught that there are primarily four kind of reactions, synthesis, combustion, single displacement, and double displacement. When the reactants are given to you, the reaction can be predicted.

For example:

If the reactants are AB + CD, it will be a double displacement (two pairs of compounds)

If the reactants are AB + C, it will be a single displacement (one pair and one compound/element)

If the reactants are A + B, it will be synthesis.

Why do the "format" of the reactants determine the type of reaction? Why can't, for example, AB + CD synthesize to create ABCD? Or AB + C synthesize to create ABC? Why is it assumed that if the reactants are in a specific "format" a specific reaction will occur?

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What causes reactions to react the way they do?

We were taught that there are primarily 4 find of reactions - synthesis, combustion, single displacement, double displacement. When the reactants are given to you, the reaction can be predicted.

For example:

If the reactants are AB + CD, it will be a double displacement (2 pairs of compounds)

If the reactants are AB + C, it will be a single displacement (1 pair and 1 compound/element)

If the reactants are A + B, it will be synthesis.

Why do the "format" of the reactants determine the type of reaction? Why can't, for example, AB + CD synthesize to create ABCD? Or AB + C synthesize to create ABC? Why is it assumed that if the reactants are in a specific "format" a specific reaction will occur?