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What is a chemical reaction?
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One or more substances that change to produce one or more different substances
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Precipitate is.....
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A solid that is produced as a result of a chemical reaction in solution
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Chemical Reaction
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Combination of chemical symbols/numbers to represent a substance
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Chemical Equation
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A representation of a chemical reaction that uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactants and the products
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Reactant
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A substance or molcule that participates in a chemical reaction
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Product
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The substance that forms in a chemical reaction
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Law of conservation of mass
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A law that states that mass cannot be created or destroyed in ordinary chemical and physical changes
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Synthesis Reaction
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A reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a new compound
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Decomposition Reaction
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A reaction in which a single compound breaks down to form two or more simpler substances
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Single-displacement reaction
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reaction in which one element takes the place of another element in a compound
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Double displacement reaction
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A reaction in which a gas, a solid precipitate, or a molecular compound forms fromthe exchange of ions between two compounds
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exothermic reaction
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A chemical reaction in which heat is released to the surroundings
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endothermic reaction
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A chemical reaction that requires heat
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Law of conservation of energy
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The law that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed but can be changed from one form to another
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activation energy
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The minimum amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction
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