S25 Unit 7- Chemical Reactions Vocabulary

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A number placed in front of the chemical formula when balancing a chemical equation

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coefficient

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The starting substances in a chemical reaction

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reactants

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The substances written to the right of the arrow in a chemical equation

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products

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Chemical reaction that occurs when two ionic compounds react to form two new ionic compounds

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double replacement

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A chemical equation that has an equal number of atoms of each type of element on both the reactant side and the product side

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balanced

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The ending substances in a chemical reaction

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products

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Chemical reaction in which one substance breaks down into two or more substances

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decomposition

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A chemical equation that does not have an equal number of atoms of each type of element on both the reactant side and the product side

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unbalanced

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The substances written to the left of the arrow in a chemical equation

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reactants

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Chemical reaction in which one element replaces another element in a compound

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single replacement