Single displacement reaction - Definition and Overview

A single-displacement reaction is where an element appears to move out of one compound and into another. This is usualy writen as A+BX-->AX+B. In a single-displacement reaction, the ratios often don't come out evenly. This is where you would need to [[Media:balance the equation]]. For example, Aluminum Chloride would look like this after it is balanced: 2Al+6HCl-->2AlCl3+H2