Chem Vocab Unit 3

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Chemical reaction

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Process by which substances collide with enough energy that new bonds are formed between atoms, thus creating new substances

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Reactants

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Starting substances

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Products

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Ending substances

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Aqueous

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Dissolved in water

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Oxide

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A binary compound with at least 1 atom of oxygen

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Salt

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A compound made of cations and anions

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Electrolysis

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The decomposition of a substance by an electric current

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Hydrocarbon

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A compound made of carbon and hydrogen

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Precipitate

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An insoluble solid that forms from the ions of two aqueous compounds

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Activity series

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A list of elements in the order in which they will easily undergo certain chemical reactions