Amplify Chemical Reactions

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What are the products of a chemical reaction?

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The substances formed as a result of a chemical reaction, for example, water is a product of the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen.

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What are reactants in a chemical reaction?

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The starting substances that undergo a chemical change to form products.

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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.

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What does it mean for substances to have the same properties?

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It means that the substances share characteristics such as color, smell, and melting point.

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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; the total mass of reactants equals the total mass of products.

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What are molecules?

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Groups of two or more atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound.

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What is a chemical bond?

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The force that holds atoms together in a molecule, which can be ionic or covalent.

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What is an example of a physical change?

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Melting ice is a physical change; the substance remains water.

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What is an example of a chemical change?

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Burning wood is a chemical change; it transforms into ash and gases.

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What is a catalyst?

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A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process.