Question

What are some examples of fast chemical reactions?

Answer 1

Fast reactions

Fast reactions are chemical reactions that occur in a very short time, such as less than ${10}^{-6}$ seconds.

Example of fast chemical reactions

• Some reactions, such as ionic reactions, happen very fast; for example, combining aqueous solutions of Sodium chloride with Silver nitrate produces rapid precipitation of Silver chloride.
• The combustion of natural gas is also an example of a fast chemical reaction.
• A neutralization reaction between bases and acids is a fast chemical reaction. An example of this reaction is as follows:-

$\text{HCl}\left(\text{aq}\right)+\text{NaOH}\left(\text{aq}\right)\to \text{NaCl}\left(\text{aq}\right)+{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}\text{O}\left(\text{l}\right)$