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Definition: Single Displacement is when a free atom will become an ion, and that ion will become a free element. Equation: A + BC => AC + B

Example: Copper and Silver Nitrate react to produce Copper Nitrate plus Silver Cu + Ag(NO3) => Cu(NO3) + Ag

There are four steps to change the chemical sentence into a formula: 1.Change the chemical names into symbols. 2.Determine the charge of each element. 3.Make the "switcheroo." 4.Reduce

To balance the equation, make a table under the equation and mark how many atoms of each element so that way you will be able to know the lowest number that they both go in to. If you need to change it to make the elements equal, only change the coefficients and nothing else.

Example: Aluminum and Silver Chloride react to form Aluminum Chloride and Silver. Al = aluminum, Ag = silver, and Cl = chlorine. -Al+ AgCl ---> AlCl+Ag -AlCl3+Ag -Al+AgCl ---> AlCl3+Ag

Balance: -Al + 3AgCl ---> AlCl3 + 3Ag