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ch.14 vocabulary
vocab science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chemical reaction | the process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances. |
| precipate | a solid that is produced as a result of a chemical reaction. |
| chemical formula | a combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance. |
| chemical equation | a represuntation of a chemical reaction that uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactants and the products. |
| reactant | a substance of molecule that participates in a chemical reation. |
| product | the substance that formes in a chemical reaction. |
| law of conservation of mass | the law that states that mass cannot be created or destroyed in ordinary chemical or physical changes. |
| synthesis reaction | a reaction in whic two of more substances combine to form a new compound. |
| decompisition reaction | a reaction in which a single compound breakes dowm to form two or more simplifer substances. |
| single-displacement reaction | a reaction in which one element takes the place of another element or radical in a compund. |
| double-displacment reaction | a reaction in which a gas, a solid, participate, or a molecular compound forms from the exchange of ions between two compunds. |
| exothermic reaction | a chemical reaction in chich heat is released to the suroundings. |
| endothermic reaction | a chemical reaction that requires heat. |
| law of conservation of energy | the law that stated that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another. |
| activation energy | the minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction. |
| inhibitor | a substance that slows down or stops a reaction. |
| catalyce | a substance that changes the rate of a chemical reaction without being used up or changed very much. |