Definition: A double displacement reaction is a type of reaction where part of of one reactant is replaced by part of another reactant.
Double displacement reactions take the form:
AB + CD → AD + CB
Double displacement reactions take the form:
AB + CD → AD + CB
Examples:
The reactionAgNO3 + NaCl → AgCl + NaNO3
is a double displacement reaction. The silver traded its nitrite ion for the sodium's chloride ion.
