Lesson 4 Flashcards
Process that changes set of chemicals to another
Chemical reaction
What is conserved during a chemical reaction?
Mass and energy
Elements or compounds that enter into a chemical reaction ?
Reactants
Elements or compounds produced by chemical reaction
Products
What happens to energy when chemical bonds are formed or broken
Energy is released or absorbed
Chemical reactions involve changes in what ?
Energy
Which reactions occur on their own ?
Reactions that release energy
Which reactions need a source of energy to occur
Reactions that absorb energy
Substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction
Catalysts
During a reaction, energy is released in the form of what ?
Heat
Speed up chemical reactions. Biological catalysts
Enzymes
What can affect the activity of enzymes ?
Temperature, pH, regulatory molecules