Unit Two Topic Two Flashcards
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Chemical reaction
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A process that changes reactants into products
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Reactants
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The starting product in a chemical reaction
3
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Product
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Ending material
4
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Activation energy
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An energy required to start a reaction
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Catalyst
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Substances that speed up chemical reactions by lowering activation energy
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Enzymes
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Catalysts that are in protein molecules
7
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Substrates
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An enzyme catalyzed reaction
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Active site
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This specific shape and specific proportion called the active site where substrates bind
9
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The lock and key model
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The substrates must fit exactly into the active site is called a lock and key model
10
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products
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When that when the reaction is complete the enzymes released the products of the reaction
