How to memorise large chemical reactions???!!

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anonymous · Answer

Repetition and a thorough understand of what is happening in the reaction..... it is hard to memorize that kind of thing I will be honest with you.

anonymous · Answer

buy a bigger brain that works :)

australopithecus · Answer

No use in memorizing large chemical reactions it is better to understand what is going on, also a large brain =/= intelligence

anonymous · Answer

actually you don't need to memorise the whole chemical equation~ usually the reactants are given in the question asked~ so by referring to the reactants you can easily work out the products in the reaction~ new products are formed but the numbers of atoms present in the reaction will remain the same after the reaction~
for example:
KOH+ HCl >> H2O + KCl
this is a acid-base reaction where the products formed are Potassium chloride (the salt) and water~

some general chemical equations that might help:
1. acid + base >> salt+ water
2. acid + metal >> hydrogen gas + salt
3. acid + carbonate >> salt + water + carbon dioxide
4. acid + hydrogencarbonate >> salt + water + carbon dioxide
5. acid + metal sulfite >> salt + water + sulfur dioxide gas
6. base + amphoteric metal >> complex ion + hydrogen gas
7. base + amphoteric hydroxide >> complex ion

anonymous · Answer

hey guy at least for organic  chemistry u did not have to memorize any thing it is just done through mechanism just need to get the feel that  which reagent do what 
further in inorganic chemistry what u can do is to prepare a list of  various oxidizing & reducing agents and get ur wrk done and all other types of reactions are easy

anonymous · Answer

Wow!!thank u so much for ur great replies!wish i cud give all of u a medal!!