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Chapter 5 vocabulary

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Physical change   Any change that alters the form or appearance of a substance but does not change it into another substance  
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Chemical change   A change in mstter that produces one or more new substances  
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Reactant   Substance that undergo the chemical changes  
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Product   The new substances that form  
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Precipitate   A solid that firms from a liquids during a chemical reaction  
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Exothermic reaction   A reaction that releases energy  
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Endothermic reaction   A reaction that absorbs energy  
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Chemical equation   A way to show a chemical reaction, using symbols instead of words  
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Law of conservation of mass   The principle that the total amount of matter is neither created nor destroyed during any chemical or physical change  
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Open system   A system in which matter can enter from or escape to the surroundings  
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Closed system   A system in which no matter is allowed to enter or leave  
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Coefficient   A number placed in front of a chemical formula in an equation  
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Synthesis   When two or more elements or compounds combine to make a more complex substance  
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Decomposition   A chemical reaction that breaks down compounds into simpler products  
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Replacement   When one element replaces another element Ina compound, or if two elements in different compounds trade places  
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Activation energy   The minimum amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction  
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Concentration   The amount of a substance in a given volume  
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Catalyst   A material that increases the rate of a reaction by lowering the activation energy  
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Enzyme   The cells in your body contain thousands of biological catalysts  
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Inhibitor   A material used to decrease the rate of a chemical reation  
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