Chemical Reactions

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What is a chemical reaction?

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A process where reactants transform into products, involving the breaking and forming of chemical bonds.

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What are reactants?

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Substances that undergo change during a chemical reaction, found on the left side of a chemical equation.

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What are products?

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New substances formed as a result of a chemical reaction, found on the right side of a chemical equation.

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How do you balance a chemical equation?

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By ensuring the number of atoms for each element is the same on both sides of the equation.

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What is the law of conservation of mass?

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In a chemical reaction, mass is neither created nor destroyed; the total mass of reactants equals the total mass of products.

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What does the coefficient in a chemical equation represent?

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The number of molecules or moles of a substance involved in the reaction.

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Balance the equation: C + O2 -> CO2

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2C + O2 -> 2CO2

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What is a skeleton equation?

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A chemical equation that shows the reactants and products without indicating the relative amounts.

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What is a decomposition reaction?

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A type of reaction where a single compound breaks down into two or more simpler products.

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What is a synthesis reaction?

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A reaction where two or more reactants combine to form a single product.