Word And Chemical Equations Flashcards
What is a chemical reaction?
A process in which substances interact, causing the formation of new substances with new properties.
How can we describe reactions?
Word equations or Chemical Equations
What is a word equation?
A way of describing a chemical reaction using the names of the reactants and products
What is a chemical equation?
A way of describing a chemical reaction using the chemical symbols of the reactants and products
What is an reactant?
The chemicals that are present at the start of the reaction
What is a product?
New chemicals produced at the end of the reaction
What does an arrow indicate in an equation?
The direction the reaction is going
Where are reactants found in an equation?
On the left side of the arrow
Where are products found in an equation?
On the right side of the arrow
What is put between two different substances (either reactants or products)?
A plus sign
What is added is to the end of a substance in a chemical equation?
The state that each substance is
What are the different symbols for each state?
Solid - s
Liquid - l
Gas - g
Aqueous - aq
What does aqueous mean?
That the substance dissolved in water
