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ch 13,14, 15 vocab
Question | Answer |
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chemical bonding | joining of atoms to form new substances |
chemical bond | interaction that holds two atoms together |
valence electron | electron in the outermost energy level of an atom |
ionic bond | a bond that forms when electrons are transfered from one atom to another atom |
ions | charged particles that form when atoms gain or lose electrons |
cyrstal lattice | repeating 3 dimensional pattern formed when ions bond |
covalent bond | forms when atoms share one or more pairs of electrons |
molecule | consists of two or more atoms joined in a definite ratio |
metallic bond | bond formed by attraction between positively charged metal ions and electrons in the metal |
chemical reaction | a process in which one or more substances change to make one or more new substances |
precipitate | solid substance that is formed in a solution |
chemical formula | 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 |
reactants | starting materials in a chemical reaction |
products | substances formed from a chemical reaction |
law of conservation of mass | states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in ordinary physical and chemical changes |
synthesis reaction | reaction in which two or more substances combine to form one new compound |
decompostition reaction | reaction in which a single compound breaks down to form simpler substances |
single-displacement reaction | reaction when an element replaces another element thinhibat is part of another compound |
double- displacement reaction | a reaction in which ions from two compounds exchange places |
exothermic reaction | a chemical reaction in which energy is released |
endothemic reaction | a chemical reaction in which energy is taken in |
law of conservation 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 chemical reaction without being permenatly changed |
chemical bond | combining of atoms to form molecules or compounds |
ionic compounds | compounds that contain ionic bonds |
covalent compounds | compounds that form when a group of atoms shares electrons |
acid | any compound that increases the number of hyronium ions when dissolved in water |
indicator | a substance that changes color in the presence of an acid or base |
base | any compound that increases the number of hydroxide ions when dissolved in water |
neutralization reaction | the reaction between acids and bases |
pH | a measure of the hyronium ion concentration in a solution |
salt | ionic compound formed from the positive ion of a base and a negative ion of an acid |
organic compounds | covalent compounds of carbon-based molecules |
hydrocarbons | organic compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen |
carbohyrdates | biochemicals that are composed of one or more simple sugar molecules bonded together |
lipids | biochemicals that do not dissolve in water |
proteins | biochemicals that are composed of amino acids |
nucleic acids | a molecule made up of nucleotides |