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chemical reactions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemical formula | A shorthand way to use chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance. (H2O) |
| Chemical equation | Uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactants and the products. C+O2= CO2 |
| Subsrcipt | Small number to the right of the element that shows how may atoms there are of the element |
| Coefficient | The large number that multiplies atoms of the element |
| Reactant | A substance or molecule that starts a chemical reaction |
| Product | The substance that forms as a result of a chemical reaction |
| Chemical reaction | When atoms of elements break apart and rearrange to become new substances |
| Synthesis reaction | When two or more substances combine to create one new compound |
| Decomposition reaction | A reaction where a single compound breaks down to form 2 simpler substances |
| Single-displacement reaction | One element replaces another element in compound leaving a new compound and 1 element |
| Double displacement reaction | The 2 metal ions in 2 compounds switch places in a chemical reaction |
| Law of conservation of mass | States that mass in neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. |