Identifying Chemical Reactions

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What is a substance that is formed as the result of a chemical reaction?

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Product

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What are the starting materials in a chemical reaction called?

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Reactants

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What are the substances called that are found on the right side of a chemical reaction?

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Products

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What is the term for a process or reaction in which the system absorbs energy from its surroundings, usually in the form of heat?

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Endothermic Reaction

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What are the substances called that are found on the left side of a chemical reaction?

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Reactants

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What is the term for a chemical reaction that releases energy, usually in the form of heat?

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Exothermic Reaction

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What is the law that states that matter cannot be created or destroyed in a chemical reaction?

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Law of Conservation of Mass

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What is the term for a chemical change that involves the rearrangement of atoms?

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Chemical Reaction

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What is the difference between a physical change and a chemical change?

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A physical change does not alter the chemical composition, while a chemical change does.

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What is an example of a chemical reaction that produces gas?

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Combustion of hydrocarbons.