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There are five types of chemical reactions; synthesis, decomposition, single displacement, double displacement, and combustion. In synthesis, two compounds or atoms form one compound. In decomposition, one compound breaks down into two compounds or atoms. In single displacement, one lone atom replaces an atom in a compound and in double displacement, two atoms in compounds switch places. In combustion, a hydrocarbon and oxygen form water and carbon dioxide and release heat and light.