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chemical reaction
the process by which one or more substances are changed into one or more different substances
skeleton equation
the chemical equation that does not indicate the relative amount of the reactants and products
catalyst
a substance that speeds up the reaction but it not used up in the reaction
+
used to separate two reactions or products
——–>
yield
separates reactants and products
———>
used in place of ——> for reversible reactions
(s)
solid
(l)
liquid
(g)
gas
(aq)
aqueous
triangle about the arrow
h above the arrow
indicates that heat is supplied to the reaction
element above the arrow
indicates the substance was used as a catalyst
Combination/Synthesis Reaction
two or more reactants come together and form ONE product
Decomposition
break compound into elements
AB -> A + B
Single replacement
Switch the halogens or metals
A + BC -> B +AC
- if a metal is more reactive it will replace the other metal
- if a halogen is more reactive it will replace the other halogen