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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemical Reation | The process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances. |
| Precipitate | A solid that is produced as a result of a chemmical reaction in a solution. |
| Chemical Formula | A combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance. |
| Reactant | A substance or molecule that participates in a chemical reaction. |
| Product | The substance that forms in a chemical reaction. |
| Law of conservation of mass | The law that states that mass can't be created or destoyed in ordinary chemical and physical changes. |
| Chemical Equation | A representattion of a chemical reaction that uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactants an products. |
| Synthesis Reaction | A reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a new compound. |
| Decomposition Reaction | A reaction in which a single compound breaks down to form two or more simpler substances. |
| Single-Displacement Reaction | A reaction in which one element or radical takes the place of another element or radical in a compound. |
| Exothermic Reaction | A chemical reaction in which heat in which heat is released to the surroundings. |
| Endothermic Reaction | A chemical reaction that requires heat. |
| Law of conservation of energy | States that energy can't be created or destoyed but can be changed. |
| Activation energy | The minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction. |
| Inhibitor | A substance that slows down or stops a chemical reaction. |
| Catalyst | A substance that changes the rate of a chemical reaction w/out being used up or changed very much. |
| Double-displacement Reaction | A reaction in which a gas,and a solid precipitate ,or a molcular compound forms . |