Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Chemical Reactions

Chapter 14 Vocabulary

WordDefinition
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 a shorthand way to use chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance
chemical equation uses chemical symbols and formulas as a shortcut to describe a chemical reaction
reactant the staring material in a chemical reaction
product substance formed from a reaction
law of conservation of mass states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in ordinary chemical and physical changes
synthesis reaction a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form one new compound
decomposition a reaction in which a single compound breaks down to form two or more simpler substances
single-displacement reaction when an element replaces another element that is part of a compound
double-displacement reaction a reaction in which ions from two compounds exchange places
exothermic reaction a chemical reaction in which energy is released
endothermic reaction a chemical reaction in which energy is taken in
law of conservaton of energy states that energy cannot be created or destroyed
activation energy the smallest amount of energy that molecules need to react
inhibitor a substance that slows down or stops a chemical reaction
catalyst a substance that speeds up a reaction without being permanenlty changed
Popular Physical Science sets
Assessment Review
Review
Unit 1 Vocabulary part 1
Physical Science Quiz #1 (1-4)
Uses of Energy, Circuits, Light and Forces
Use this stack to review magnetism, electromagnets, and circuits
Physical Science Quiz #5 (1-20)
La fuerza
Unit 1 Vocabulary part 2
Forms of Energy
Unit 3 Vocabulary
Physics

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards