end of year revision science Flashcards
A starting material in a chemical reaction
Reactants
Ending materials in a chemical reaction.
Products
word equation
an equation in which the reactants and products in a chemical reaction are represented by words
chemical equation
an equation that uses chemical formulas and symbols to show the reactants and products in a chemical reaction
Hydrocarbons
Compounds composed of only carbon and hydrogen
Limewater
test for carbon dioxide
Hydrogen + Oxygen ->
water
Hydrogen fuel cell
generates electricity by reacting hydrogen with oxygen
Oxidation
A chemical change in which a substance combines with oxygen, as when iron oxidizes, forming rust
metal + oxygen ->
metal oxide
Conservation of mass
the principle stating that matter is not created or destroyed during a chemical reaction
Incomplete combustion
When a fuel burns in insufficient oxygen, producing carbon monoxide as a product.
Catalytic converter
a device that reduces carbon monoxide emissions from vehicles.
Chemical propertie
how a substance reacts with other substances
Acid rain
Rain containing acids that form in the atmosphere when industrial gas emissions (especially sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides) combine with water.