Chemical Reactions Flashcards
(30 cards)
Reaction
A chemical process in which substances act mutually on each other and are changed into different substances, or one substance changes into other substances.
Observation
The ability to notice things, especially significant details
Solubility
Able to be dissolved, especially in water
Combination
A particular arrangement of different elements. Some things connecting into one.
Exchange
An act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return.
Displacement
The action of moving something from its place or position
Reactant
A substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction.
Product
A substance produced during a natural, chemical, or manufacturing process
Thermal Decomposition
When a compound breaks down to produce more than one compounds or elements. Reacts when in heat.
Spectator ions
Is an ion that exists in the same form on both the reactant and product sides of a chemical reaction.
Precipitate
Chemistry cause (a substance) to be deposited in solid form from a solution
Element
Each of more than one hundred substances that cannot be chemically interconverted or broken down into simpler substances and are primary constituents of matter. Each element is distinguished by its atomic number, i.e. the number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms.
Ion
It’s an atom that either losses or gaining an electron.
Atom
Consist of a tiny, dense, positively charged nucleus made of neutrons and protons, surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons, roughly 10−8 cm in diameter. Its smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist.
Proton
Is a positively charge particle that resides within the atomic nucleus. The number of protons in the atomic nucleus is what determines the atomic number of an element, as outlined in the periodic table of the elements.
Electron
Is a fundamental particle, which means it cannot be broken into smaller particles. May be bound in the “electron cloud” surrounding an atomic nucleus, or may break free from the cloud as a “free electron.”
Neutron
Is a subatomic particle contained in the atomic nucleus. It has no net electric charge, unlike the proton’s positive electric charge.
Solution
Is a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances. May exist in any phase.
Aqueous
Is a term used to describe a system which involves water. The word is also applied to a solution or mixture in which water is the solvent. When a chemical species has been dissolved in water, this is denoted by writing (aq) after the chemical name.
Activity series
List of metals ranked in its order decreasing reactivity to displace hydrogen gas from water and acid solutions.
Cation
Is an ionic species with a positive charge.
Anion
An ionic species having a negative charge.
Ionic compound
is a compound formed by ions bonding together through electrostatic forces.
Molecule
They form when two or more atoms form chemical bonds with each other. It doesn’t matter if the atoms are the same or are different from each other.