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chemistry part 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| activation energy | what is needed to start a chemical reaction |
| arrow | means yeild |
| characteristics of a chemical reaction | changes in or changes in properties |
| chemical changes | alter the chemical properties of matter new substaces with new properties are formed |
| chemical equations | a shorter easier way to show chemical reactions by using symbols instead of words |
| coefficent | a number placed in front of a chemical formula in a equations tells how many atoms or moluclues of each reactant |
| conversation 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 |
| decomposition reaction | a compound breaks down into simpler substaces |
| endothermic reaction | an observable change in energy that shows a chemical reaction took place a reaction that takes heat from the solution |
| physical change | alter only the physical properties of matter no new substances are formed can be in any sized |
| preciptate | a solid that forms solution during a chemical reaction observable change that 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 being of the chemical reaction |
| replacement reactants | one part of a compound is displaced by an element or compound from another substace |
| states of matter | solid liquid gas |
| subscripts | show the number of atoms or an element in a molecloue |
| synthesis reaction | 2 substances combine to form a new compound |