4.3 Definitions Flashcards
Chemical change
The transformation of one or more substances into different substances with different properties
Chemical reaction
Process by which a chemical change occurs
Reactants
Starting materials of a chemical reaction
Products
Items made from chemical reactions that have different properties from the reactants
Chemical equation
An equation that uses either words or symbols and formulas to describe the change that occurs during a chemical reaction
Law of conservation of mass
A theory that stars that during a chemical reaction, the mass of the reactants is always equal to the mass of the reactants
Skeleton equation
A chemical equation that is complete except for coefficients is an unbalanced equation or skeleton