Chem Unit 1 Quiz 3 Flashcards
Reactants
Two or more compounds or substances is a chemical equation
Products
The products of a chemical reaction
Energy
Sound, heat, light, etc.
State Symbol - Gas
g
State Symbol - Liquid
l
State Symbol - Solid
s
State Symbol - Aqueous
aq
Law of Conservation of Mass
States of matter can not be created or destroyed in a chemical equation.
Corrosion
Breakdown of a metal. Ex. Aluminium exposed to oxygen turns into aluminium oxide.
Incomplete combustion
Hydrocarbon burns and produces mixture of products including carbon, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and water.
Complete Combustion
Hydrocarbon burns in oxygen to produce only water and carbon dioxide.
Synthesis
Two or more reactants produce one product
Decomposition
Takes compound and splits into 2 or more products
Single Displacement
Moving one element and switching it with another
Double Displacement
2 compounds exchange places with eachother