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Chemical Reactions
8.P.1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemical Reaction | the process by which substances change to produce different substances |
| Chemical Equation | A short, easy way to show a chemical reaction, using symbols. |
| Subscript | Tells the number of atoms of an element in a molecule |
| Coefficient | Tells the number of molecules involved in a reaction |
| Reactants | inputs in a chemical reaction (ingredients that goes in) |
| Products | output made by a chemical reaction (what is formed) |
| yield | to produce, to make, to form |
| Conservation of Mass | Mass can not be created nor destroyed |
| Open System | Can exchange matter with the environment |
| Closed System | Cannot exchange matter with the environment |
| Balanced Equation | an equation in which each side has the same number of atoms of each element |