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Chemical Reactions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Activation Energy | What is needed to start a chemical reaction |
| Arrow -----> | you read the arrow as "yields" in a chemical equation or formula |
| Characteristics of a Chemical Reaction | changes in energy or changes in properties (produced a gas (bubbles form), color change, precipitate forms or temperature change) |
| Chemical Changes | alter the chemical properties of matter; new substances with new properties are formed. |
| Chemical Equations | : a shorter, easier way to show chemical reactions by using symbols instead of words |
| Coefficient | : a number placed in front of a chemical formula in an equation. Tells how many atoms or molecules of each reactant and product take part in the reaction. |
| Conservation of Mass | the amount of matter involved in a chemical reaction does not change. The total mass of the reactants must equal the total mass of the products |
| Controlling rates of reaction: | Concentration temperature surface area Catalysts Enzymes Inhibitors |
| Concentration | (amount of one material in a given amount of another material) |
| Temperature | (higher heat causes faster reactions) |
| Surface Area | (increased surface area = increased reaction) |
| Catalysts | (materials that increases the rate of reaction) |
| Enzymes | (biological catalysts) |
| Inhibitors | (decreases the rate of a reaction) |
| Decomposition Reaction: | a compound breaks down into simpler substances |
| Endothermic Reaction | : an observable change in energy that shows a chemical reaction took place; A reaction that takes heat from the solution, absorbs energy, makes it feel cooler |
| Exothermic Reaction | : an observable change in energy that shows a chemical reaction took place; a reaction that releases heat; gives off energy, makes it feel warmer; most chemical reactions are this type. |
| Physical Changes | : alter only the physical properties of matter; no new substances are formed. Can be a change in size, shape or color; change in phase (by increasing or decreasing temperature: solid, liquid, gas) |
| Precipitate | a solid that forms from solution during a chemical reaction; observable change that shows a chemical reaction took place |
| Products | the materials you have after a chemical reaction; written on the right side of the formula |
| Reactants: | the materials you have at the beginning of a chemical reaction; written on the left side of the formula |
| Replacement Reaction | : one part of a compound is displaced by an element or compound from another substance (also called displacement reaction) |
| States of Matter | (pp. 46-50): solid, liquid, and gas |
| Subscripts: | show the number of atoms of an element in a molecule or the ratio of elements in a compound. |
| Synthesis Reaction | two substances combine to form a new compound (also called composition reaction) |