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Chemical reactions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chemical reaction | any change where one or more substances are converted into new substances |
| reactants | starting substance |
| products | new substances that are made |
| chemical equation | way to describe a chemical reaction by using chemical formula symbols and substances |
| law of conservation of mass | mass cannot be created or destroyed |
| what’s the rule for the law of conservation of mass | You must end up with the same number of atoms of each element as you started with |
| coefficient | numbers that represent the number of units of each substance involved in a reaction |
| mole | amount of a substance that contains 6.02 x 10 to the 23rd, particles of that substance |
| molar mass | mass in grams of one mole of a substance, equal to the atomic mass |
| combustion reactions | substance reacts with oxygen to produce energy in the form of heat and light |
| synthesis reaction | 2 or more substances combine to form 1 new substance - A+B—> AB |
| Catalyst | substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction |
| decomposition reaction | one substance breaks down decomposes to form two separate substances - AB—> A+B |
| sing;e replacement | one element replace another element in a compound - A+BC —> AC+B |
| double replacement | positive ion of one compound replaces positive ion of another to form 2 new compound - AB+CD —> AD+CB |