Chemical Reactions Flashcards
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Chemical reaction
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Process to rearrange atoms into new substances
2
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Chemical formula
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Chemical symbols and numbers to represent a substance
3
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Chemical equation
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Expression to show the relationship between the reactants and products
4
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Reactants
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Substances that participate in a chemical reaction (start)
5
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Products
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Substances formed in a chemical reaction (end)
6
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Law of conservation of mass
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Mass cannot be created or destroyed
7
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Law of conservation of energy
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Energy cannot be created or destroyed
8
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Endothermic reaction
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Chemical reaction with an input of energy
9
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Exothermic reaction
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Chemical reaction with an output release of energy (a candle burning)