Chemical Equations

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What are the reactants in a chemical equation?

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The substances that undergo a chemical change, found on the left side of the equation.

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What is a chemical equation?

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A written description of a chemical reaction.

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What is a subscript in a chemical formula?

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The smaller number to the lower right of an element that shows the number of atoms of that element in a molecule.

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What is a product in a chemical reaction?

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The substances that are formed as a result of a chemical reaction, found on the right side of the equation.

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What is a chemical symbol?

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One or two letters that represent an element on the periodic table.

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What does a coefficient in a chemical equation indicate?

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The number placed in front of a compound that indicates how many molecules of that compound are present.

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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; it is conserved.

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What is a balanced chemical equation?

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An equation where the number of atoms for each element is the same on both sides of the equation.

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What is the difference between a reactant and a product?

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Reactants are the starting materials in a chemical reaction, while products are the substances formed.

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What is a chemical formula?

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A way of expressing the composition of a compound using symbols and numbers.