Which type of chemical reaction is demonstrated by the reaction below?
Ba(NO3) ₂ + Na₂SO₄ ? BaSO₄ + 2 NaNO₃

Question

Which type of chemical reaction is demonstrated by the reaction below? Ba(NO3)₂ + Na₂SO₄ ? BaSO₄ + 2 NaNO₃

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In a double replacement reaction, two metal ions (Ba²+ and Na+) switch places with each other in two ionic compounds.
A similar reaction is the single replacement reaction, where two metal ions are swapped in only a single ionic compound.
In a decomposition reaction, a single compound is broken down into several other smaller compounds.
In an acid-base reaction, a proton (H+) is transferred from one molecule to another, which has not occurred in the reaction above.

Which Type of Chemical Reaction Is Demonstrated by the Reaction