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8.5E
Chemical Reactions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Evidence | indication that an event has occurred |
| Substance | an element or compound that can only be separated or combined to make substances with new properties by means of a chemical reaction |
| Chemical Reaction | the process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances |
| Precipitate | a solid that is deposited from a solution |
| Endothermic | a process that absorbs heat |
| Exothermic | a process that release heat |
| Chemical Equation | chemical formulas and symbols written to represent a reaction |
| Reactants | a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction |
| Products | substances produced during chemical reactions |
| Coefficient | a number placed in front of a chemical symbol or formula in order to balance the equation |
| Balanced Chemical Equation | a symbolic representation of a chemical reaction in which both sides of the equation contain equivalent numbers of atoms of each element |
| Law of Conservation of Mass | the mass of all reactants must equal the mass of all products; matter us neither created nor destroyed |