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process in which one or more substances change to make one or more new substances
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chemical reaction
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in a ____ ____ the new substances will have different chemical and physical properties
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chemical reaction
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name the 4 signs of chemical reactions
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color change; gas forms; precipitate forms; energy forms
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solid substance that forms in a solution
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precipitate
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what happens to the chemical bonds when new substances are formed?
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the molecules bump into each other, the bonds break, atoms rearrange, and new bonds are formed
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combination of chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance
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chemical formula
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_____ _____ show how many atoms of each kind are present in a molecule
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chemical formulas
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if it's used in a convalent compound, it uses ____ to help write a formula
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prefixes
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uses chemical symbols and formulas as a short cut to describe a chemical reaction
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chemical equation
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the things that you start with
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reactants
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the substances form in a reaction
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products
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atoms are never ___ or ___ in a chemical reaction, they're just rearranged
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lost or gained
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french chemist who stated the total mass of
reactants = total mass of products |
laveisier
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a number that is placed in front of a chemical symbol or formula
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coefficient
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energy is used in the reaction (reactants)
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endothermic
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energy is a product of the reaction (product)
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exothermic
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name the 4 types of chemical reactions
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synthesis, decomposition, single-displacement, double-displacement
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reaction in which 2 or more substances combine to form 1 new compound
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synthesis reaction
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reaction in which a single compound breaks down to form 2 or more simpler substances
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decomposition reaction
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reaction in which an element replaces another element that is part of a compound. the products of ________ are a new compound and a different element
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single-displacement reaction
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