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=__Single-Displacement__=

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__**What happens in a Single-Displacement Reaction?**__

In a single-displacement, one lone atom replaces another atom from a compound. During this reaction, a free atom would become an ion and an ion would become a free element.


 * __Representation of a Single-Displacement Reaction:__**

A + BC → AC + B

On the left side of the equation, the reactants are represented by A, a free atom, and BC, an ion. On the right side of the equation, the BC became a free atom and A turned into an ion.


 * __Sentence of an Example Single-Displacement Equation:__**

Copper Sulfate + Iron → Iron Sulfate + Copper


 * __Converting the Sentence into a Formula:__**

To convert this into an equation, one must first figure out the atomic symbol of each element. In this case we have.. Copper- Cu Sulfate- SO4 Iron- Fe

Then replace the words with the symbols and finish by balancing the formula.. CuSO4 + Fe → FeSO4 + Cu

__**Result of the Chemical Reaction:**__



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