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CMSScience8-Unit5
Term | Definition |
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Mass | The amount of matter an object contains, measured in grams |
Precipitate | A solid substance forming when two or more liquids are chemically reacting |
Balanced Chemical Equation | A symbolic representation of a chemical reaction in which both sides of the equation contain equivalent numbers of atoms of each element |
Chemical Equation | Chemical formulas and symbols written to represent a reaction |
Chemical Formula | Chemical symbols and numbers to represent the number and type of atoms of a substance |
Chemical Reaction | The process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances |
Coefficient | A number placed in front of a chemical symbol or formula. Represents number of molecules. |
Equlibrium | A state of balance between opposing forces or actions |
Law of Conservation of Mass | The mass of all reactants must equal the mass of all products, mass is neither created nor destroyed |
Product | A substance produced during a chemical reaction |
Reactant | A substance undergoing change during a reaction |
Subscript | A number written below and to the right of a chemical symbol, shows the number of a specific type of atom present |
Unbalanced Chemical Equation | A chemical equation with different numbers of each atom on both sides of the equation |
Yields | The amount or quantity produced or returned |