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Chemical Reactions
Term | Definition |
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chemical reaction | the process by which one or more substances manage to produce one or more different substances. |
precipitate | a solid that is produced as a result of a chemical reaction in solution. |
chemical formula | a combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance. |
chemical equation | a representation of a chemical reaction that uses the symbols to show the realtionship between the reactions and the products. |
reactant | a substance or molecule that perticipates in a chemical reaction. |
product | a substace that forms in a chemical reaction. |
law of conservation of mass | the law that states that mass cannot be created or destroyed in ordinary chemical and physical changes. |
synthesis reaction | a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a new compound |
decomposition reaction | a reaction in which a single compound breaks down to form two or more simpler substances. |
single-displacement reaction | a reaction in which one element takes the place of another element in a compound. |
double-displacement reaction | a reaction in which a gas,solid precipitate or a molecular compound forms from exchange of ions between two compounds. |
exothermic reaction | a chemical reaction in which heat is released 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 in ordinary chemical and physical changes. |
activation energy | the minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction. |
inhibitor | a substance that slows down or stops a chemical reaction |
catalyst | a substance that changes the route of a chemical reaction without being used up or changed very much. |