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Chemical reactions
Chemical reactions for Mr.Dieckmann's Chemistry Class
Term | Definition |
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Chemical reaction | process of rearranging atoms by breaking and forming chemical bonds to form new compounds Personal Definition: Changing atoms to create something new |
Chemical equation | Represents a chemical reaction using chemical formulas of the substances involved in the chemical reaction. Has reactants that form products, separated by a yield sign. Personal Definition: A math problem but with substances showing an reaction |
Reactants | starting material in a chemical reaction (left side of equation) Personal Definition: Numbers in an equation, but its a substance |
Products | ending material in a chemical reaction (right side f an equation) Personal Definition: Answer to a math problem but a substance |
Yield sign | arrow in the equation that separates the reactants from the products Personal Definition: The substance version of an equal sign |
Coesfficiant | Large number found before the chemical formula in an equation representing the number of particles of that compound Personal Definition: Number that shows particles in a substance |
Subscript | small number found after an element WITHIN a chemical formula representing the number of atoms of the element found in one molecule (particle) of the substance Personal Definition: Exponents for Substances |
Aquesous | state of matter where a compound is dissolved in water Personal Definition: Matter dissolved in water |