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LSH PScience 23
Chemical Reactions
Term | Definition |
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Chemical Reaction | The change of one or two substances into new substances |
Reactant | A chemical that reacts with another chemical and forms a new product |
Product | A new substance formed through a chemical reaction |
Chemical Equation | A representation of the types and amounts of all atoms present in a chemical reaction |
Balanced Chemical Equation | A chemical equation written to account for every atom in equal amounts on both the reactant and the product side of a reaction |
Combustion Reaction | A reaction where something reacts with oxygen to produce CO2 and H2O |
Synthesis Reaction | Two or more substances combine to form a new substance |
Decomposition Reaction | A substance is broken down into two or more simpler substances |
Single Displacement Reaction | A single atom or ion takes the place of another in a compound. |
Double Displacement Reaction | Two compounds switch ions with each other |
Oxidation-Reduction Reaction | Reactions centered around the gaining or losing of electrons |
Activation Energy | The minimum amount of energy required to start a reaction |
Exergonic Reaction | A reaction that produces energy because the formation of new bonds in the products releases more energy than it took to break the bonds in the reactants |
Endergonic Reaction | A reaction that absorbs energy because it takes more energy to break the bonds in the reactants than is released when the new product bonds are formed |
Exothermic Reaction | A reaction that releases energy mostly as thermal energy |
Endothermic Reaction | A reaction that absorbs thermal energy |
Reaction Rate | The speed at which a chemical reaction occurs |
Catalyst | Anything that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed itself in the reaction |
Inhibitor | Anything that is used to slow down a chemical reaction |