chemistry mid 2 Flashcards
process in which one or more substances are converted into one or more different substances
CHEMICAL REACTION
Where a material is transformed into a new one, possessing a new composition
CHEMICAL REACTION
what does chemical reaction represented by?
CHEMICAL EQUATION
substances BEFORE the reaction and are written on the LEFT SIDE of the chemical equation
REACTANTS
substances RESULTING from the reaction and are presented on the RIGHT SIDE of the chemical equation
PRODUCTS
two or more compounds are COMBINED to form one compound
COMBINATION REACTION
BREAKING DOWN of complex molecules into simpler ones
DECOMPOSITION REACTION
REPLACES ONE ELEMENT for another in a compound
SINGLE REPLACEMENT REACTION
EXCHANGES the cations or the anions of TWO IONIC COMPOUND
DOUBLE REPLACEMENT REACTION
OXYGEN GAS combines with HYDROCARBON
COMBUSTION
SPECIAL KIND of DOUBLE DISPLACEMENT REACTION that takes place when ACID AND BASE REACT
ACID BASE REACTION
the weighted average of the masses of its naturally-occurring isotopes.
ELEMENT
used to determine the atomic masses.
SPECTROMETER
particles (such as atoms,
molecules, etc.) making up matter
MOLE
unit of mole
MOL