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17 Cards in this Set
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The ability of an element to react |
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Activity Series |
A list of elements organized according to the ease with which the elements undergo certain chemical reactions |
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Chemical Equation |
Uses symbols and formulas to represent identities and relative amounts of the reactants and products in a chemical reaction |
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Chemical Reaction |
Process by which one or more substances are changed into one or more different substances |
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Coefficient |
Small whole number that appears in front of a formula in a chemical reaction |
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Combustion Reaction |
A substance combines with oxygen, releasing a large amount of energy in the form of light and heat, creating water and an oxide as products |
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Decompostition Reaction |
A single compound undergoes a reaction that produces two or more simpler substances |
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Double-Displacement Reaction |
The ions of two compounds exchange places in an aqueous solution to form two new compounds |
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Electrolysis |
Decomposition of a substance by an electric current |
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Formula Equation |
Qualitatively represents the reactants and products of a chemical reaction by their symbols or formulas |
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Precipitate |
A solid appearing after two solutions are mixed |
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Product |
Resulting substance in a chemical reaction |
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Reactant |
Original substance in a chemical reaction |
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Reversible Reaction |
A chemical reaction in which the products reform the original reactants |
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Single-Displacement Reaction |
A replacement reaction; one element replaces a similar element in a compound |
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Synthesis Reaction |
A composition reaction; occurs when two or more substances combine to form a new compound |
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Word Equation |
An equation in which the reactants and products in a chemical reaction are represented by words |
