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Chemical Reactions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemical Reaction | the process by which none or more different substances change to produce one or more different substances. |
| Precipitate | a solid substance that is formed in a solution |
| Chemical formula | a shorthand way way to use chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance |
| Chemical equation | Uses chemical symbols and formulas as a shortcut to describe a chemical reaction |
| Reactant | The stating materials in a chemical reaction |
| Product | |
| Law of Conservation of mass | the law that states that mass cannot be created or destroyed in ordinary chemical reactions or chemical changes |
| Synthesis reaction | a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form one 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 | A reaction in which ions form two compounds exchanged places. |
| exothermic reaction | a chemical reaction in which energy is released. |
| endothermic reaction | a chemical reaction which energy is taken in |
| law of conservation of energy | the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from to another. |
| activation energy | the smallest of energy the molecules need to react |
| inhibitor | a substance that slows down or stops a chemical reaction |
| catalyst | a substance that speeds up a reaction without being permanently changed. |