RADIOACTIVITY Flashcards
precipitate
a liquid becoming a solid
physical change
Any change that occurs without altering the chemical composition of a substance is a physical change
chemical change
irreversible change where the atoms change and cause a solid substance
corrodibility
HOW EASILY A SUBSTANCE CAN BE DESTROYED (corroded)
synthesis reaction
when two chemicals combine to become a larger one
decomposition reaction
when one chemical breaks up to form two or more smaller chemicals
combustion reaction
when something organic reacts with oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water vapour
double displacement reaction (precipitate)
if the cations of two ionic compounds switch places (the stronger element knocks another element out of the compounds)
acid base reactions
when an acid is added to a base and water is produced