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Inter of matter
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemical Reaction | the process in which atoms are rearranged and chemical bonds are broken and formed to produce a chemical change of a substance |
| Chemical Formula | a combination of chemical reactions that uses symbols and numbers to represent a substance |
| Chemical Equation | an representation of a chemical reaction that uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactants and the products |
| Reactant | the substances that participate in a chemical reaction |
| Product | the substances formed in a reaction |
| law of conservation of mass | states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in ordinary physical and chemical changes |
| endothermic reaction | A chemical reaction that requires an input of energy, usually as heat |
| exothermic reaction | A chemical reaction in which energy is released to the surroundings, usually as heat |
| law of conservation energy | the law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another |
| organic compound | a co |
| hydrocarbon | an organic compound composed only of carbon and hydrogen |
| organic acid | an organic chemical compound that contains one or more carboxyl groups |
| carbohydrate | |
| polymer |