Common Types of Chemical Reactions

While the MCAT will not test you directly on the different types of chemical reactions, you will be expected to know them as they show up in more complex questions, passages, and experiments.

This video walks you through the common types of chemical reactions including Disproportionation, Single Replacement, Double Replacement, Combination or Synthesis, Decomposition, and Combustion, as well as how to quickly recognize each reaction type.

(Watch on YouTube: Chemical Reactions. Click CC for transcription.)

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This is Video 11 in the Stoichiometry & Reactions Video Series. Click HERE for the entire series.

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