Chemical Reactions - Vocab Flashcard 2

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Process where substances change to form new ones.

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chemical reaction

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Small particles that cannot be divided or destroyed

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atoms

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A substance that participates in a reaction and undergoes change.

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reactant

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New substance from a chemical reaction

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product

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Representation of a chemical reaction using symbols for reactants and products

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chemical equation

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Total atom count remains constant in a reaction; mass unchanged.

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Law of Conservation of Mass

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A change where substances transform into new ones with different properties.

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chemical change

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Change of matter from one form to another without altering chemical properties.

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Physical change

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One or two letter representation of an element

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chemical symbol

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Symbols showing elements in a compound and atom ratios

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chemical formula