A single-displacement reaction, also known as asingle-replacement reaction, is a type of chemicalreaction<span> where an element reacts with a compound and takes the place of another element in that compound. This type of </span>reaction<span> is typically pictured like this: Here, A replaces B in the compound BC.</span>
The controlled variable is the variable that remains the same throughout the whole experiment. Here, the warm water and the same dishes are the same throughout the whole experiment- so they are the controls