Reaction+single+displacement

Single Displacement v Single displacement is a reaction in which a free atom becomes and ion and an ion becomes a free element. v A simpler way to describe it is by saying 2 types of molecules come together to form 1 new type  An example of this would be:  AB --> A + B A sentence example would be: Copper sulfate and Iron react to produce Iron sulfate and copper  To turn this sentence equations into a formula go to my other link REACTION DOUBLE DISPLACEMENT  and you will see the __ FOUR __ steps that you have to follow. <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 204, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 204, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">So after you have looked at those steps you want to start writing out the formula. SO first you want to write out the symbols which are: <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 204, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Cu (copper), SO (sulfate), and Fe (Iron). Then you want to make sure you follow the rules of a single displacement. So when you write it out into a formula it will look like this: <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 204, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"> CuSO4 + Fe ---> FeSO4 + Cu <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 204, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">As you can see in the formula above that the Iron traded places with the copper and the iron is now next to the sulfate where the copper used to be. <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 204, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"> <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 204, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">Once you have accomplished all these steps and you get a formula that looks like mine you have done your first single displacement reaction formula. <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 204, 255); font-family: Wingdings">J <span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 204, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'">



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