Chemistry Terms (SNC2P)

a change in matter that produces new substances with new properties

• chemical reaction

• ion

• word equation

• pH scale

new substances produced in a chemical reaction

• reactant

• acid

• product

• base

substances that react together in a chemical reaction

• ion

• reactant

• product

• base

a group of letters and subscript numbers that represent the make-up of a chemical compound

• synthesis reaction

• single displacement reaction

• chemical equation

• chemical formula

an atom or a group of atoms that has an electrical charge, either positive or negative

• reactant

• ion

• product

• base

two or more reactants combine to make a new product

• synthesis reaction

• neutralization reaction

• single displacement reaction

• decomposition reaction

one compound breaks down into two or more simpler compounds

• double displacement reaction

• decomposition reaction

• synthesis reaction

• single displacement reaction

a reaction in which one element takes the place of another element in a compound

• double displacement reaction

• decomposition reaction

• synthesis reaction

• single displacement reaction

a reaction in which the metal ions of two different compounds exchange places

• double displacement reaction

• decomposition reaction

• synthesis reaction

• single displacement reaction

uses words instead of chemical formulas to describe a chemical reaction

• chemical equation

• chemical formula

• word equation

• pH scale