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How do a single-replacement reaction and a double-replacement reaction differ?

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single-replacement reactions and a double-replacement reactions differ in the fact that in a single-replacement reaction only one element that has a positive charge is oxidized or looses electrons. In double-replacement reactions two elements in a compound that contain a positive charge are oxidized.

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