Acid + Alkali/base
-> salt + water
Metal + acid
-> salt + hydrogen
Acid + carbonates
-> salt + carbon dioxide + water
Metal + cold water
-> metal hydroxide + hydrogen
Metal + steam
-> metal oxide + hydrogen
during combustion, Metals form
metal oxides
During combustion, non-metals form
dioxides
thermal decomposition of a metal carbonate
metal carbonate -> metal oxide + carbon dioxide