reactants Zachary English Flashcards
Product
The substance the reactants turn into.
End of equation
Reactant?
The before substance. One or more substances that are at the beginning of an equation
Chemical energy?
Energy released when substances make a new compound
Exothermic reaction?
When heat is released
Endothermic reaction
When substance absorbs heat
Barium hydroxide and ammonium nitrate
Synthesis reaction
When two substances become one
Decomposition reaction
When one substance become two or more
Electrolysis?
Breakdown of water
Single displacement?
AB+C=AC+B
One compound switches with another
Double displacement
Two compound switching spots in an equation
Oxidation-reduction reaction?
One compound loses electrons while the other gains.
Radical
Piece of compound
Has one or more electrons for bonding
Reduced
When a substance takes electrons
Oxidized
Substance that gives up electrons
Chemical equation
Represents a chemical reaction