8.PS.1 and 8.PS.3 vocab ( Part 2 ) Flashcards
GROUP OF CHEMICAL SYMBOLS AND NUMBERS THAT REPRESENT ELEMENTS AND NUMBERS OF ATOMS OF EACH ELEMENT THAT MAKE UP A COMPOUND
Chemical Formula
OUTERMOST ELECTRON OF AN ATOM AND PARTICIPATES IN CHEMICAL BONDING
Valence electron
DESCRIPTION OF A REACTION USING ELEMENT SYMBOLS AND CHEMICAL FORMULAS
Chemical Equation
PROCESS IN WHICH ATOMS OF ONE OR MORE SUBSTANCES REARRANGE TO FORM ONE OR MORE NEW SUBSTANCE
Chemical Reaction
Number placed in front of an element symbol or chemical formula in an equation
Coefficient
:STATES THAT THE TOTAL MASS OF THE REACTANTS BEFORE A CHEMICAL REACTION IS THE SAME AS THE TOTAL MASS OF THE PRODUCTS AFTER THE CHEMICAL REACTION
Law of Conversion of Mass
NEW SUBSTANCE PRODUCED BY A CHEMICAL REACTION
Product
STARTING SUBSTANCE IN A CHEMICAL REACTION
Reactant