This page will introduce or help refresh your knowledge on the chemical reactions of chemistry.
The videos to the right will explore the five major types of reactions and acids and bases. Be sure to view all videos.
Additional links to external resources appear below.
Definitions and examples of the five major types of chemical reactions and general equation for each type of reaction.
In this video Paul Andersen shows you how to write balanced equations that describe chemical changes. He then gives you a short introduction to balancing equations and uses the PHET site to practice this skill. In aqueous solutions an ionic equation (or complete ionic equation) is helpful in following the ions. When the spectator ions are removed a net ionic equation can be used to show the chemicals that are actually combining in the reaction.
What is a REDOX reaction, assigning oxidation numbers, and practice problems.
This introduction to acids and bases discusses their general properties and explains the Arrhenius definitions for acids and bases.
This lesson continues to describe acids and bases according to their definition. We first look at the Bronsted-Lowry theory, and then describe Lewis acids and bases according to the Lewis Theory.
