Benchmark Review

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What is the LEFT side of a chemical equation called?

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Reactants

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What is O2 an example of?

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Elemental Molecule

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What does the Law of the Conservation of Matter state?

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It states that matter cannot be created or destroyed in chemical reactions, only rearranged.

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What happens to particles as the temperature INCREASES?

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They Speed UP.

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What is a molecule?

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A group of atoms bonded together.

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What are products in a chemical reaction?

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

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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 is an atom?

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

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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 the difference between an element and a compound?

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An element is a pure substance made of only one type of atom, while a compound is made of two or more different types of atoms bonded together.