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In a double-displacement reaction, two elements or groups of elements in two different compounds exchange places to form two new compounds.
In a double-displacement reaction, two elements or groups of elements in two different compounds exchange places to form two new compounds.
A double-displacement reaction follows the general form
AB + CD → AD + BC
The kinds of reactions that may be double displacements are precipitation reactions,
acid–base reactions, and gas evolution reactions.