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Chemical Reactions
Term | Definition |
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Chemical Reaction | the process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances |
Precipitate | a solid that is produced as a result of a chemical reaction in a solution |
Chemical formula | a combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance |
Chemical equation | a representation of a chemical reaction that uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactants and the products |
Reactant | a substance or molecule that participates in a chemical reaction. |
Product | the substance that forms in a chemical reaction |
Law of Conservation of Mass | the law that mass cannot be created or destroyed in ordinary chemical and physical changes |
Synthesis reaction | a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a new compound |
decomposition reaction | a reaction in which a single compound breaks down to form two or more simpler substances |
single-displacement reaction | a reaction in which one element or radical takes the place of another element or radical in a compound |
Double-Displacement reaction | |
exothermic reaction | |
endothermic reaction | |
Law of conservation of energy | |
activation energy | |
inhibitor | |
catalyst |