Unit 2-Chemical Changes Flashcards
balance chemical equations
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what are the five pieces of evidence for a chemical change
Color change, formation of gas, precipitate, release or absorption of energy, new odour
determine the type of reaction and predict the products
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endothermic versus exothermic
endothermic reactions require energy
exothermic reactions create energy
what is the word equation for methane?
CH4
what is another way to write H2O?
HOH
define chemical change.
what happens in a chemical change?
A chemical change is a change in which at least one new substances formed, with different physical and chemical properties then the starting materials
New products are created
synthesis
A chemical reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a more complex sentence
A+B=AB
Decomposition
Chemical reaction in which compound is broken down into two or more simpler substances
AB=A+B
combustion
The reaction of a substance with oxygen to produce oxides and energy
most commonly used to produce heat
Combustion of a hydrocarbon produces…
H2O and CO2
Single displacement
reaction of an element with the compound to bring us a new element and a new compound activity series will be used
A+BC=AC+B
why is hydrogen placed with the metals on the activity series?
hydrogen acts like a metal so it is on the list of metals (loses electrons) it becomes positively charged
how to use activity series
anything that is higher on the activity series will form the compound by displacement
Double displacement
this is the reaction in which compounds rearrange and form new compounds.
solutions that may or may not have precipitates
AB+CD=AD+CB