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Thursday, November 19, 2015

Double Replacement Reactions

Double Replacement Reactions are when two compounds react to form two new compounds. Represented with letters, they look like this...


Two things to remember are:
1. The metals are always the elements that switch places.
2. One element resulting from this reaction will always be solid, assuming that the reaction occurs.

Don't forget the solubility rules linked here to determine which compound product will be soluable...



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