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Physical Science - Ch 7 Flashcards

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16308030017reactant-a substance or molecule that participates in a chemical reaction0
16308030018product-a substance that forms in a chemical reaction1
16308030019chemical reaction-process that changes one set of chemicals into another set of chemicals2
16308030020exothermic-reactions that release energy are called ___________________3
16308030021endothermic-reactions that absorb energy are called _____________4
16308030022endothermic-photosynthesis is an (endothermic, exothermic) reactions5
16308030023chemical equation-this type of equation uses symbols to represent a reaction6
16308030024balanced-when the number of atoms is the same on both sides, a chemical equation is _______________7
16308030025mole ratio-a balanced equation tells you the _______ __________or proportion of reactants and products8
16308030026synthesis-a reaction in which several substances combine to form a new compound9
16308030027decomposition-reactions in which ONE reactant is broken apart10
16308030028combustion-this reaction is one which uses oxygen as a reactant11
16308030029single-displacement-reaction in which ONE element takes the place of another element12
16308030030double displacement-reaction in which TWO compounds appear to exchange ions13
16308030031synthesis-the formation of water from hydrogen and oxygen is an example of this type of reaction14
16308030032combustion-the formation of carbon monoxide is this type of reaction15
16308030033decomposition-digestion is an example of this type of reaction16
16308030034decomposition-cracking (forming gas from crude oil) is an example of this type of reaction17
16308030035oxidation-reduction-type of reaction in which one part loses electrons an another part gains electrons18
16308030036redox-oxidation-reduction reactions are also called _______________ reactions19
16308030037redox-rusting is an example of this type of reaction20
16308030038higher-most reactions go faster at (lower, higher) temperature21
16308030039speed up-a large surface area (slows down, speeds up) reactions22
16308030040higher-reactants with (lower, higher) concentrations will react faster.23
16308030041higher-reactions are faster at (higher, lower) pressure24
16308030042catalyst-this substance speeds up or slows down a reaction, but is not changed by a reaction25
16308030043enzymes-these substances are catalysts for chemical reactions in living things26
16308030044substrate-the reactant that is catalyzed or acted upon by an enzyme27
16308030045equilibrium-the balance in which the rate of a forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction28
16308030046double arrow-equations for reversible equations use a __________________ arrow to show that one equation goes from left to right and the other one goes from right to left29
16308030047gains-the elements that is reduced (gains, loses) electrons30
16308030048loses-the element that is oxidized (gains, loses) electrons31
16308030049exothermic-the explosion of fireworks is an example of a _______________ reaction32

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