Anatomy of a Chemical Reaction

Catalyst: _________________________________________ (written over arrow)

• (aq)

• ⬆

• Cat

Aqueous soln (solution); rxt or prod is dissolved in water (likely ionizes)

• (g)

• (s)

• (aq)

“Yields” or “produces” ; separates rxt (reactants) from prod (products); indicates the result of a rxn (reaction)

• ⇄

• →

• ⬇

Used in place of a single arrow to indicate a reversible rxn

• ⇄

• ⬆

• ⬇

Alternate to (g); used to indicate a gaseous product

• ⬆

• (g)

• ⬇

“Reacts with” or “produced alongside” ; separates two or more rxt or prod

• (s)

• +

• ⬇

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Pure substance (rxt or prod) is a gas

• (g)

• (s)

• (aq)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Rxn mixture is heated (written over arrow)

• ∆

• +

• ⬆

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

NGSS.HS-PS3-4

Pure substance (rxt or prod) is a liquid

• (l)

• (g)

• (s)

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Alternate to (s); used to indicate a ppt (precipitate)

Precipitate: ___________________________________________

• +

• ⬇

• ⬆