Chapter 8 Pretest

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What are the products of the reaction Na3PO4 + ZnSO4?

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Na2SO4 + Zn3(PO4)2

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What are spectator ions?

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Ions that do not participate in a chemical reaction.

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Photosynthesis is the reverse of what kind of major chemical reaction?

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Combustion

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What kind of reaction can result in the formation of a precipitate?

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A double displacement reaction results in a precipitate.

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What are the products of a complete combustion reaction?

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Carbon dioxide and water.

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Define a double displacement reaction.

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A reaction where two compounds exchange ions to form two new compounds.

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What is a precipitate?

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A solid that forms and settles out of a liquid mixture.

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What is the law of conservation of mass?

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In a chemical reaction, mass is neither created nor destroyed.

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What is a synthesis reaction?

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A reaction where two or more substances combine to form a single product.

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What is a decomposition reaction?

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A reaction where a single compound breaks down into two or more simpler products.