AP Chemistry Reaction Prediction – Flashcards

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Nonmetal + Metal
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Binary Ionic Cmpd.

(synthesis)

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Nonmetal Oxide + Metal Oxide
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Metallic Cmpd. w/ polyatomic ion

(synthesis)

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Nonmetal oxide + Water
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Acid

(synthesis)

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Metal Oxide + Water
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Base

(synthesis)

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Metal Carbonate heated
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CO2 + Metal oxide

(decomposition)

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Metallic Cmpd. w/ polyatomic ion heated
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Nonmetal Oxide + Metal Oxide

(decomposition)

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Ammonium hydroxide heated
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NH3 + H2O

(decomposition)

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Carbonic acid heated
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CO2 + H2O

(decomposition)

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Sulfurous acid heated
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SO2 + H2O

(decomposition)

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Hydrocarbon burned
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CO2 + H2O

(combustion)

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Metal + Binary Cmpd.
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Metal + Binary Cmpd.

(Single Displacement—use activity series)

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Nonmetal + Binary Cmpd.
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Nonmetal + Binary Cmpd.

(Single Displacement—use activity series)

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Ionic Compound + Ionic Compound
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Ionic Compound + Ionic Compound

(double displacement—look for formation of precipitate, water, weirdo or other molecular species)

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Nonmetal + Nonmetal
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Covalent Cmpd.

(synthesis)

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Nonmetal oxide + Oxygen
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Nonmetal oxide w/ higher ox. #

(synthesis)

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Nonmetal halide + Halogen
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Nonmetal halide w/ higher ox. #

(synthesis)

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Hydrate heated
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Water + Anhydrous ionic cmpd.

(Decomposition)

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Metal oxide heated
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Oxygen + Metal

(decomposition)

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Metal chlorate (or perchlorate) heated
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Oxygen and Metal chloride

(decomposition)

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Metal hydroxide (heated)
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Water + Metal oxide

(decomposition—reverse of a synthesis rxn)

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Ternary acid (heated)
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Water + Nonmetal oxide

(decomposition—reverse of a synthesis rxn)

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Hydrogen peroxide

(heated or catalyzed)

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Water + Oxygen

(decomposition)

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Nonmetal hydride burned
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Water + Nonmetal oxide

(same as combustion of hydrocarbon)

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Ammonium cmpd. heated
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Ammonia + something

(Whatever’s left—decomposition)

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