This document provides two worksheets for predicting and balancing single replacement reactions. The first worksheet asks students to predict products and balance 9 single replacement reactions involving various metals and nonmetals. The second worksheet asks students to write and balance 12 additional single replacement reactions and predict whether a reaction will occur. Both worksheets provide common ion charges for transition metals to use.

1. Name:
Single Replacement Reactions Worksheet
A. Predict the products and balance the following single replacement reactions. If no
reaction occurs write N.R. For transition metals use the following charges:
Iron: Fe3+
Mercury: Hg2+
Lead: Pb4+
Copper: Cu1+
Gold: Au+3
1) Fe
+
CuCl2 →
2) Hg
+
Sn(SO4)2 →
3) Ba
+
Ni3(PO4)2 →
4) Pb
+
Au(NO3)3 →
5) Li
+
HOH →
6) K
+
AgCl →
7) Ca
+
NaOH →
8) Cu
+
Fe(OH)3 →
9) Fe
+
Cu(OH)2 →

2. B. Write the reactions and predict the products of each of the following single replacement
reactions. Balance all reactions. If no reaction occurs write N.R.
For transition metals use the following charges:
Iron: Fe3+
Mercury: Hg2+
Lead: Pb4+
Copper: Cu1+
Gold: Au+3
1) Lead II chloride + magnesium
2) Barium nitrate + zinc
3) Potassium + tin IV nitrate
4) Copper + silver nitrate
5) Sodium phosphate + potassium
6) Gold + hydrogen chloride
7) Magnesium + aluminum hydroxide

3. 8) Iron + copper II sulfate
9) Iron + nickel II iodide
10) Sodium permanganate + calcium
11) Hydrogen chloride + zinc
12) Aluminum + iron II dichromate