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GR.8 Chap. 12 Chemical Reactions and Equations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| CHEMICAL BOND | ATTRACTION BETWEEN ATOMS WHEN ELECTRONS ARE SHARED, TRANSFERRED, OR POOLED |
| CHEMICAL EQUATION | DESCRIPTION OF A REACTION USING SYMBOLS AND CHEMICAL FORMULAS |
| CHEMICAL REACTION | PROCESS IN WHICH ATOMS OF ONE OR MORE SUBSTANCES REARRANGE TO FORM ONE OR MORE NEW SUBSTANCES |
| COEFFICIENT | NUMBER PLACED IN FRONT OF ELEMENT SYMBOL OR CHEMICAL FORMULA IN AN EQUATION |
| LAW OF CONSERVATION OF MASS | TOTAL MASS OF REACTANTS BEFORE A CHEMICAL REACTION IS THE SAME AS THE TOTAL MASS OF THE PRODUCTS AFTER A CHEMICAL REACTION |
| PRODUCT | NEW SUBSTANCE PRODUCED BY A CHEMICAL REACTION |
| REACTANT | STARTING SUBSTANCE IN A CHEMICAL REACTION |
| COMBUSTION | CHEMICAL REACTION IN WHICH A SUBSTANCE COMBINES WITH OXYGEN AND RELEASES ENERGY |
| DECOMPOSITION | CHEMICAL REACTION IN WHICH ONE COMPOUND BREAKS DOWN AND FORMS 2 OR MORE SUBSTANCES |
| DOUBLE REPLACEMENT | DESCRIBES A REACTION IN WHICH THE NEGATIVE IONS IN 2 COMPOUNDS SWITCH PLACES, FORMING 2 NEW COMPOUNDS |
| SINGLE REPLACEMENT | DESCRIBES A REACTION IN WHICH ONE ELEMENT REPLACES ANOTHER ELEMENT IN A COMPOUND |
| SYNTHESIS | CHEMICAL REACTION IN WHICH 2 OR MORE SUBSTANCES COMBINE AND FORM ONE COMPOUND |
| ACTIVATION ENERGY | MINIMUM AMOUNT OF ENERGY NEEDED TO START A CHEMICAL REACTION |
| CATALYST | SUBSTANCES THAT INCREASES THE REACTION RATE BY LOWERING THE ACTIVATION ENERGY OF A REACTION |
| ENDOTHERMIC | CHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT ABSORB THERMAL ENERGY |
| ENZYME | CATALYST THAT SPEEDS UP CHEMICAL REACTIONS IN LIVING CELLS |
| EXOTHERMIC | CHEMICAL REACTIONS THAT RELEASE THERMAL ENERGY |
| INHIBITOR | SUBSTANCE THAT SLOWS DOWN, OR EVEN STOPS A CHEMICAL REACTION |