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Sec. 2 Energie
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| energy | the ability to do work |
| the three states of matter? | solid, liquid, gas |
| chemical reaction | 1+ substances change to produce 1+ different substances |
| What side are the reactants on? | left |
| What side are the products on? | right |
| metabolism | the term used to describe all of the chemcial reactions that occur in an organism |
| activation energy | the amt. of energy needed to start the reaction |
| catalysts | chemical subs. that reduces the amt. of activation energy that is needed for a reaction to take place |
| enzyme | protein or RNA molecule that speeds up metabolic reactions w/o being permanently changed or destroyed |
| another name for redox reaction? | oxidation reduction reaction |
| oxidation reduction reaction | reaction where electrons are transferred between atoms |
| oxidation reaction | reactant loses 1+ electrons, becoming more positive in charge |
| reduction reaction | reactant gains 1+ electrons, becoming more negative in charge |