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Chemical Reactions
Term | Definition |
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Chemical Reaction | The Process in which one or more substances change to produce different substances |
Precipitate | a solid that's produced by chemical reactions |
Chemical Formula | a combination of numbers & symbols to represent a substance |
Chemical Equation | a representation of a chemical reaction that uses symbols |
Reactant | a substance or molecule that participates in a chemical reaction |
Product | a substance that forms in a chemical reaction |
Law of Conservation of Mass | The law that states that mass cannot be created or destroyed |
synthesis reaction | a reaction in which two or more substances combine |
Decomposition reaction | a reaction in which a single compound breaks-down |
single-displacement reaction | a reaction in which one element takes place of another |
double-displacement reaction | a reaction in which a gas, solid precipitate or a molecular compound forms |
exothermic reaction | a chemical reaction in which heat is relesed to the surroundings |
endothermic reaction | a chemical reaction that requires heat |
Law of Conservation of Energy | the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed |
Activation Energy | the minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction |
inhibitor | a substance that slows down or stops chemical reaction |
catalyst | a substance that the rate of a chemical reaction is the same |