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Chem. Vocab Nico 1
ChemistryVocab 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Matter can neither be created nor destroyed | Law of Conservation of Mass |
| To change from one state to another without a change in chemical composition | Physical Change |
| A usually irreversible chemical reaction involving the rearrangement of the atoms of one or more substances and a change in their chemical properties or composition | Chemical Change |
| A substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical means | Element |
| a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements formula | Chemical Formula |
| If a molecule is only two of the same element | Element (Diatomic) Formula |
| A molecule made of more than 1 type of element | Compound Molecule |
| An easy way to show which elements/molecules are combined to make 1 or more molecules | Chemical Equation |
| The proccess of changing a set of chemical substances by breaking down the chemical bonds between atoms | Chemical Reaction |
| The elements that are combining together | Reactants (In A Chemical Equation) |
| The element that is the result | Products (In A Chemical Equation) |
| The amount of molecules. | Coefficients (In A Chemical Equation) |
| The amount of a certain type of element in a molecule. | Subscript (In A Chemical Equation) |
| A compound formed by ions bonding together through electrostatic forces. | Ionic Compound |
| A molecule formed by covalent bonds, in which the atoms share one or more pairs of valence electrons | Covalent Compound |
| A compound that contains one or more metal elements | Metallic Compound |
| The combining of separate elements or substances to form a coherent whole | Sythesis |
| A decomposition reaction is a type of chemical reaction where one reactant yields two or more products | Decomposition |
| A chemical reaction in which an element replaces one element in a compound | Single Replacement |
| A double replacement reaction is a chemical reaction where two reactant ionic compounds exchange ions to form two new product compounds with the same ions | Double Replacement |