Module 8: Vocabulary Flashcards
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Exchange reaction
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A chemical reaction in which anions and cations of reactants exchange their positions in the products
2
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Free radical
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A molecule that has one or more unpaired electrons, making it highly reactive and unstable.
3
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Oxidation
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The interaction between oxygen molecules and all the different substances that they contact. Can be more precisely defined as the loss of at least one electron when two or more substances interact and those substances may or may not include oxygen.
4
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Reduction
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