Unit 5 Vocab: Chemical Reactions

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What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?

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Matter cannot be created or destroyed.

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What type of reaction is represented by a combustion equation?

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Combustion reaction.

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What is the Law of Conservation of Energy?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

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What are the chemicals called that are used at the beginning of a chemical reaction?

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Reactants.

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What is pH a measure of?

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The concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution.

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What is a chemical reaction?

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A process that involves the rearrangement of the molecular or ionic structure of a substance.

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What are products in a chemical reaction?

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The substances that are formed as a result of a chemical reaction.

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What is a synthesis reaction?

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A type of reaction where two or more reactants 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.

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What is a neutralization reaction?

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A reaction between an acid and a base that produces water and a salt.