Conservation of Mass Flashcard

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What are substances that result from a chemical reaction?

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Products

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What type of change is tearing a piece of paper?

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Physical Change

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What is a chemical change?

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When a chemical reaction takes place and at least one new product is made (usually not reversible).

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What are substances undergoing a change in a chemical reaction called?

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Reactants

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What type of change is melting ice cubes?

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Physical Change

Front

What is the law that states mass is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction?

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Conservation of Mass

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What is an example of a physical change?

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Dissolving sugar in water.

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What is an example of a chemical change?

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Burning wood.

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What happens to the mass of reactants in a chemical reaction?

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The mass of the reactants equals the mass of the products.

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What is a reversible reaction?

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A reaction where the products can be converted back to the reactants.