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38 Cards in this Set
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Evidence for a ____ _____ is that the product of the new material has properties that are different from those of the starting materials.
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CHEMICAL REACTIONS
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What observable changes take place in the properties?
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Changes in state, color, temperature, smell etc
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What is a SOLID THAT FORMS from a solution during a chemical reaction.
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PRECIPITABLE
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What type of observable characteristics in energy are found during a chemical reaction?
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Some reactions ABSORB ENERGY
some release energy |
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What do you call a reaction which ABSORBS energy?
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ENDOTHERMIC reaction
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What do you call a reaction that releases energy in the form of heat?
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EXOTHERMIC reaction
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What is chemical reaction on a small scale?
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when chemical bonds break or when new bonds are formed
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Chemical bonds are the ____ that holds atoms together in molecules
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force
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The types of ____ that are present and the type of ____ _____ they form determine the properties of the substance.
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atoms
chemical bonds |
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What is a shorter easier way to show chemcical reactions, using symbols instead of words?
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Chemical equation
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How do you write a chemical equation
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identify the elemets in a compound as well as the ratio of these
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The number of atoms of an element in a molecule or the ratio of elements in a compound!
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SUBSCRIPTS
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WHAT DOES A CHEMICAL EQUATION TELL U?
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It tells you the substances you start with and the substances you end with.
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What do you call the materials that you have at the beginning of the reaction?
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REACTANTS
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What do you call the materials you have at the end of the reaction?
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PRODUCTS
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The theory that says "no matter how many reactants and products are involved, all the atoms present at the start of a reaction are present at the end" is called what?
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CONSERVATION OF MASS
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The amount of ____ in a chemical reaction does not change
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MASS
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During a reaction, matter is not _____ or _____.
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created or destroyed
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When you balance a chemical equation what must happen?
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the equation must show the same number of each type of atom on both sides of the equation.
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What do you call a number placed in front of a chemical formula in an equations?
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Coefficient
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A coefficient tells what?
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the number of molecules it preceds. Ex: 2CO2 means 2 - CO2 molecules
OR the number of atoms of each substance: Ex: 2Na means 2 -Na atoms |
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When two or more substances combine to make a more COMPLEX SUBSTANCE, it is called what?
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SYNTHESIS
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What breaks down compounds into simpler products?
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DECOMPOSTION
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What is replacement?
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When one element REPLACES another in a compound OR when two elements in different compounds TRADE PLACES
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How do reactions get started?
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they need a certain amount of energy
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The minimum amount of energy needed to start a chemical reaction is called ?
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ACTIVATION ENERGY
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Which needs additonal energy to continue the reaction, EXOTHERMIC OR ENDOTHERMIC
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ENDOTHERMIC SO IT ABSORBS HEAT
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_____ does not need additional energy to continue so they give OFF HEAT.
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exothermic
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How do chemists control the rate of reactions?
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By changing factors such as concentration, temperature, and surface areas
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The amount of one material in a given amount of another material is called what?
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CONCENTRATION
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When you heat a substance, its PARTICLES MOVE FASTER and increase the reaction, which is called what?
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TEMPERATURE
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When you increase the surface area you increase the ____ of the solid that can contact with the other reactant
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amount
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What is a CATALYSTS?
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A material that increases the rate of a reaction by lowering the activation energy
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What is a biological catalyst that is contained in the cells of living things?
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Enzymes
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An INHIBITOR _____ the rate of a reaction?
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decreases
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The rapid reaction between oxygen and fuel is called ______.j
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COMBUSTION
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A material that realeases energy when it burns is called ___?
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FUEL
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What is the Fire Triangle?
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3 things necessary to start and maintain a fire:
fuel oxygen heat |