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What is produced in a double-displacement reaction?

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two pure metallic elements
two pure metallic elements

one new compound
one new compound

always a precipitate and a gas
always a precipitate and a gas

two new compounds
two new compounds

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Two new compounds.

In a double-displacement reaction (AB + CD → AD + CB) the ions exchange partners, producing two new compounds. (One of those products may be a precipitate, gas, or molecular product like water in some cases, but that's not always true.)