Unit 6 Vocabulary Review

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a special type of double-replacement reaction in which an acid and a base react to form an ionic compound and water

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acid-base neutralization reaction

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a chemical equation in which mass and number of atoms are conserved

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balanced chemical equation

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a substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being a reactant or a product

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catalyst

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a symbolic representation of a chemical reaction in which reactants are written on the left, products are written on the right and are separated by an arrow

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chemical equation

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a process where one or more substances (with unique physical and chemical properties) are transformed into one or more new substances with different physical and chemical properties

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chemical reaction

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a small whole number placed in front of a chemical formula in a chemical equation to balance the number of atoms of each element

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coefficient

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a chemical reaction in which two or more substances react to form a single new product

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combination reaction

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a chemical reaction in which a carbon-containing compound and oxygen react to form water and carbon dioxide and the release of a lot of energy

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combustion reactions

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a chemical reaction in which a complex substance breaks down to form two or more simpler substances

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decomposition reaction

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a chemical reaction in which the cation and anions of two ionic compounds switch partners to make two new compounds

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double-replacement reaction