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Reaction Vocab.
Question | Answer |
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Reactant | A substance or molecule that participates in a chemical reation |
Product | A substance that forms in a chemical reaction |
Law Of Conservation Of Mass | Mass can't be created or destroyed; can go from one state of matter to another |
Single Displacement | Element + compound = new element + new compound; like displaces like |
Double Displacement | Compound1 + compound2 = compound3 + compound4; like displaces like |
Balance An Equation | Adding coefficient to follow the law of conservation of mass |
Synthesis | Element/compound + element/compound = one new compound |
Decomposition | Compound -> element/compound + element/compound |
Combustion | O2 is a reactant; hydrocarbon (CnHn) -> CO2 + H2O |
Activity Series | A series of elements that have similar properties and that are arranged in descending order of chemical activity |
Precipitate | A solid that's produced as a result of a chemical reaction in a solution |
Spectator Ions | Ions that are present in a solution in which a reaction is taking place but that do not participate in the reaction |
Net Ionic Equation | An equation that includes only those compounds and ions that undergo a chemical change in a reaction in an aqueous solution |
Oxidation | A reaction that removes one or more electrons from a substance |
Reduction | A chemical change in a which electrons are gained |