part 2 Flashcards
(23 cards)
reactants
reactants are the substance you begin with in a chemical reaction
products
products are the substance that are created in a chemical reaction
reactivity
whether a substance has changed or not
corrodibility
whether or not a substance breaks down due to a chemical reaction with water or oxygen
flammability
whether a substance has the ability to be burned or not.
toxicity
whether a substance is poisonous or not
light sensitivity
whether a substance reacts with light or not
Law of Conservation of Mass
in a chemical reaction, the total mass of the reactants is the same as the total mass of the products
Law of Constant Proportions
in chemical compounds the ratio of the elements is always the same
exothermic
chemical reactions that give out heat energy
endothermic
chemical reactions that absorb heat energy from the surroundings
chemical energy
energy stored in chemical bonds that is released during chemical reactions
chemical process
a reaction that changes the arrangement of the atoms or molecules of the substances involved
synthesis reactions
synthesis reactions occur when two chemicals combine to form one larger particle
decomposition reaction
decomposition reactions occur when one chemical compound breaks up to from two or more smaller chemicals.
combustion reaction
combustion reactions happen when something organic reacts with oxygen to form carbon dioxide gas and water.
single displacement reactions
single displacement reactions happen when a pure element replaces another element in chemical compound
double displacement reaction (precipitation reaction)
double displacement reactions happen when the cations of two ionic compounds switch places and forms a solid
acid base reaction
also known as neutralization reactions, are just double displacement reactions in which water is formed.
alpha particle/decay
Alpha particles, also called alpha ray or alpha radiation, consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together. they have a positive charge. alpha particles can be stopped by a sheet of paper
beta particle/decay
A beta particle, also called beta ray or beta radiation, is a high-energy, high-speed electron emitted by the radioactive decay of an atomic nucleus during the process of beta decay. Aluminum can stop a beta particle.
gamma ray/decay
gamma rays have no mass and no charge. they are made up of electromagnetic waves. lead can stop gamma rays
isotope
Isotopes are variants of a particular chemical element which differ in neutron number, and consequently in nucleon number. All isotopes of a given element have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons in each atom.