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Balanced Chemical Equation |
Chemical equationwith the same number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation |
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Chemical equation |
Shorthand method used to describe chemical reactions using chemical formulas and other symbols |
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Chemical reaction |
Process in which one or more sunstances are changed into new substances |
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Coefficient |
Number in a chemical equation that represents the number of units of each substance taking part in a chemical reaction |
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Product |
In a chemical reaction, the new substance or substances form |
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Reactant |
In a chemical reaction, the substance that reacts |
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Combustion Reaction |
A type of chemical reaction that occurs when a substance reacts with oxygen to produce energy in the form of heat and light |
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Decomposition reaction |
Chemical reaction in which one substance breaks down into 2 or more substances |
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Double displacement reaction |
Reaction in which 2 ionic compounds in solution are combined, can produce a precipitate, water, or gas. |
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Endothermic |
Chemical reaction that requires thermal energy in order to proceed |
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Exothermic |
Chemical reaction in which energy is primarily given off in the form of thermal energy |
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Oxidation |
The loss of electrons from the atoms if a substance in a chemical reaction |
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Precipitate |
Insoluble compound that is formed in a solution during a double- displacement reaction |
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Reduction |
The gain of electrons by the atoms of a substance in a chemical reaction |
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Single displacement |
Chemical reaction in which one element replaces another element in a compound |
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Synthesis reaction |
Chemical reaction in which 2 or more substances combine to form a different substance |
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Reaction rate |
The rate at which reactants change into products in a chemical reaction |
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Catalyst |
Substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being permanently changed itself |
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Equilibrium |
State in which forward and reverse reactions or processes occur at equal rates |
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Le Châtelier's principle |
States that if a stress is applied to a reaction at equilibrium, the reaction shifts in the direction opposite of the stress |
