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In Chemistry there are five types of chemical reactions. These reactions are synthesis, decomposition, single-displacement, double-displacement, and combustion. Synthesis and decomposition are the two sides of the same coin. In synthesis two or more compounds join together to form a new compound. In decomposition the newly formed compound breaks down into its simpler parts, or the compounds used to create it. Single-displacement reactions are when one element replaces another element of similar character in a compound. Double-displacement is similar in that one element in each compound is replaced with another, but in a double-displacement the two elements that are involved switch one element with one another so no new elements are introduced to the compounds. Finally combustion reactions are reactions in which a compound is burned in pure oxygen gas. This Wiki page is designed to further explain these five reactions.

Synthesis Decomposition Single-Displacement Double-Displacement Combustion
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