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Balanced Equation
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A chemical equation in which mass is conserved; each side of the equation has the same number of atoms of each element.
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Catalyst
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A substance that increases the rate of reaction by lowering the activation-energy barrier
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Chemical equations
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An expression representing a chemical reaction; reactants--->products
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Coefficients
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A small whole number that appears in front of a formula in a balanced chemical equation.
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Combination reaction
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A chemical change in which two or more substances react to forma single new substance.
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Combustion reaction
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A chemical change in which an element or a compound reacts with oxygen, often producing energy in the form of heat and light.
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Complete ionic equation
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An equation that shows dissolved ionic compounds as dissociated free ions.
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Decomposition reaction
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A chemical change in which a single compound is broken down into two or more simpler products
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Double-replacement reaction
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A chemical change that involves an exchange of positive ions between two compounds
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Net ionic equation
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An equation for a reaction in solution showing only those particles that are directly involved in the chemical change.
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Single-replacement reaction
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A chemical change in which one element replaces a second element in a compound
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Skeleton equation
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A chemical equation that does not indicate the relative amounts of reactants and products
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Spectator ion
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An ion that is not directly involved in a chemical reaction
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Activity series
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Lists metals in order of decreasing reactivity
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