Reactions Vocab

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Process where substances change to form new ones.

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chemical reaction

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Starting material in a chemical reaction

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reactants

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Elements or compounds produced by a chemical reaction.

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products

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Number in front of a chemical formula indicating molecules/atoms in a reaction.

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coefficient

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Matter is neither created nor destroyed in any change.

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law of conservation of mass

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A reaction where substances combine to form a new compound.

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synthesis

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Chemical reaction where one substance breaks down into multiple substances.

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Decomposition

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Chemical reaction with oxygen, releasing heat and light

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combustion

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Chemical change where one element replaces another in a compound.

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single replacement

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Chemical reaction where positive ions of two compounds are exchanged.

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double replacement