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Chemical Reactions
Term | Definition |
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Chemical Reaction | A process in which one or more substances change to make one or more new substances |
Precipitate | A solid substance that is formed in a solution |
Chemical Formula | Shorthand way to use chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substances |
Chemical Equation | Chemical symbols and formulas as a shortcut to describe a chemical reaction |
Reactant | Starting materials in a chemical reaction |
Product | Substances formed in a reaction |
Laws of Conservation of Mass | Law that states that mass is neither created or destroyed in ordinary chemical and physical changes |
Synthesis Reaction | Reaction in which two or more substances combine to form one new compound |
Decomposition Reaction | Reaction in which a singular compound breaks down to form two or more simpler substances |
Single-displacement Reaction | Products of singular-displacement reactions a new compound and a different element |
Exothermic Reaction | Chemical reaction in which energy is released |
Endothermic Reaction | Chemical reaction in which is taken |
Laws of Conservation of Energy | That energy cannot be created nor destroyed |
Activation Energy | The smallest amount of energy that molecules need to react |
Inhibitor | Substances that slows down or stops a chemical reaction |
Catlyst | Substances that speed up a reaction without being permanently charged |
Double-displacement reaction | Reaction in which ions form two compounds exchanging places |