Amplify Chemical Reactions

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What is a chemical reaction?

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A process where substances (reactants) are transformed into new substances (products) through the breaking and forming of chemical bonds.

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What is a reactant?

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A starting substance that is part of a chemical reaction.

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What is a product?

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A substance that is formed as a result of a chemical reaction.

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What is a substance in chemistry?

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Something that is made of all the same atoms or groups of atoms.

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What is a mixture?

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A combination of two or more substances where each retains its own properties.

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What is a compound?

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A substance formed when two or more different elements are chemically bonded together.

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What is an atom?

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The smallest unit of an element that retains the properties of that element.

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What is a molecule?

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A group of two or more atoms bonded together.

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What is a chemical formula?

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A way to represent a chemical substance using symbols for its constituent elements and numbers to show the ratio of atoms.

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What is a chemical equation?

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A symbolic representation of a chemical reaction showing the reactants and products.