Question

Your reactants are an element and a compound that is not a hydrocarbon. What type of reaction do you probably have?

Answer 1

A single replacement reaction.

Explanation:

If you have a single element that's being added to a compound, it would look something like

`A + BC`

which equals either `B + AC` or `C + BA` (depending on if `A` is a cation or anion). The fact that the element is not a hydrocarbon rules out the possibility of it being a combustion reaction.

`A + BC ->B + AC" "` or `" "A + BC ->C + BA`