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Quiz15-17
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a chemical reaction | A chemical change resulting from a collision between molecules |
| What do we call the original substances that undergo a chemical reaction | Reactants |
| What do we call the new substances produced by a chemical reaction | Products |
| What do we call an expression that uses chemical symbols to repreent a chemical reaction | Chemical equation |
| In a chemical equation, what do the coefficients (the large numbers before each molecular formula) represent | The number of molecules of that substance that are involved in the reaction |
| State the law of conservation of mass as it applies to chemical reactions | The total mass of the reactants is equal to the total mass of the products |
| Which may be changed in order to balance a chemical equation, the coefficients or the subscripts | The coefficients |
| Why can we not change the subscripts instead to balance the equation | Changing the subscripts would change the substances involved in the reaction; changing the coefficients changes only the number of each type of molecule, not the type of substance |
| What are ionic compounds that aare neither acids nor bases | Salts |
| What type of ionic compounds have a sour taste, cause litmus to turn red, and can dissolve many metals | Acids |
| What type of ionic compounds have a bitter taste, a slippery feel, cause litmus to turn blue, and can corrode many metals | Bases |
| What is the pH of a neutral substance | 7 |
| What do we call the process of passing an electric current through an electrolyte to bring about a chemical reaction | Electrolysis |
| What is the term for a device that produces electricity as a result of chemical reactions within it | Voltaic cell |
| What is the most widely used type of voltaic cell | Dry cell |
| What type of electric cell can be "recharged" by forcing electricity to flow backwards through it | Storage cell |
| What do we call two or more electric cells joined together as a source of current | Battery |
| What is another name for a single-displacement reaction | Substitution reaction |
| What is the negative terminal of an electrolytic cell | Cathode |
| What is a negative ion with the formula OH- | Hydroxide |
| What is a negative ion with the formula H30+ | Hydronium |