4.3 Flashcards
reactants
of pure substances (elements and
compounds)
products
of pure
substances different then the reactants
chemical
reaction
One or more chemical changes that occur at the
same time are called
chemical equation
A chemical reaction may be represented using
symbolic equation
a set of chemical
symbols and formulas that identify the reactants and products in a
chemical reaction
word equation
nitrogen monoxide oxygen ➔ nitrogen dioxid
symbolic equation:
2NO(g) O2(g) ➔ 2NO2(g)
Coefficients
Integers are placed in front of the formula or a
chemical symbol for an element f NO react with one molecule of O2 to form two
molecules of NO2 . In other words, NO and O2 react in a 2:1 ratio
State of matter
Letters indicate the compound’s state: (g) for
gas; () for liquid; (s) for solid; (aq) for aqueous (dissolved in water).
conservation of mass
states that mass
is conserved in a chemical reaction; the total mass of the products is
always equal to the total mass of the reactants in a chemical reaction
skeleton equation
shows the
formulas of the reactants and products skeleton equation: K O2 ➔ K2O
balanced chemical equation:
CH4 2O2 ➔ 2H2O CO