Ch 6 Vocab

The reactant that is catalyzed by an enzyme in a biological or metabolic reaction

• Substrate

• Enzyme

• Catalyst

• Equilibrium

The catalyst in a biological or metabolic reaction

• Substrate

• Enzyme

• Catalyst

• Equilibrium

Alkali metals react with water to form ions in extremely exothermic reactions of what type?

Example: H2O + Cs → CsOH + H2

• Single replacement

• Double Replacement

• Synthesis

• Decomposition

Substances that change the rate of a chemical reaction without being significantly consumed or changed

• Substrate

• Enzyme

• Catalyst

• Equilibrium

A state in which the state of the forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse

• Substrate

• Enzyme

• Catalyst

• Equilibrium

A chemical reaction in which energy is released to the surroundings

• Endothermic

• Thermal

• Exothermic

• Synthesis

A chemical reaction in which energy is absorbed from the surroundings

• Endothermic

• Thermal

• Exothermic

• Synthesis

The process by which electrical current is used to produce a chemical reaction

• Combustion

• Decomposition

• Electrolysis

• Photosynthesis

hydrocarbon + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water

• Combustion

• Decomposition

• Electrolysis

• Photosynthesis

Participate in a reaction

• reactant

• product

• atom

• enzyme