reactions (salt + water) Flashcards
salt
- metal + acid = salt + water.
2. salt is a neutral substance.
reactivity series
a list from most reactive to least reactive elements in a group.
deduce
coming to a conclusion for something.
limiting reactants
a substance which is fully used in the reaction and when fully used up, the reaction can’t continue.
excess
the left over substances from the reaction which wasn’t needed.
extraction
where you separate a substance from a mixture.
species
a group or identical moleculecular substances like atoms, ions and molecules.
displacement reaction
where an element replaces an element that is less reactive in a compound. The element that is replaced is added to the compund.
half equation
show what happens when Ions gain or lose electrons.
electron configuration / structure
the distrubution of electrons in an atom.