writing and balancing chemical equations quiz

Question 1

reactant

Answer 1

undergoes change in a reaction

Question 2

product

Answer 2

forms from a reaction

Question 3

combustion

Answer 3

chemical change in which a compound reacts with oxygen, often producing energy in form of heat and light

Question 4

synthesis

Answer 4

chemical change in which two or more substances react to form a single new substance

Question 5

decomposition

Answer 5

chemical change in which a single compound breaks down into two or more simpler products

Question 6

single replacement

Answer 6

chemical change in which one element replaces a second element in a compound

Question 7

double replacement

Answer 7

chemical change involving the exchange of positive ions between 2 compounds

Question 8

precipitation

Answer 8

creation of a solid from a solution

Question 9

precipitate

Answer 9

solid that forms out of solution

Question 10

neutralization

Answer 10

chemical reaction in which an acid and a base react with each other to make solution neutral

Question 11

law of conservation of mass

Answer 11

matter can neither be created nor destroyed; what you start with is what you end with