Question

What is a double displacement reaction?

Answer 1

Double displacement Reactions

• Double displacement reactions are those in which two chemical substances react by exchanging ions to produce two new molecules.
• Positive ions exchange negative ions in the double displacement process.
• Ionic chemicals dissolved in water undergo a lot of double displacement processes.
• The general equation represents a twofold displacement reaction.

• Atoms from two distinct compounds swap positions in a double displacement process.