Chemical Reaction Vocabulary

a substance that forms in a chemical reaction

• reactant

• combustion

• product

• enzyme

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the energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds

• chemical energy

• catalyst

• nuclear energy

• thermal energy

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a chemical reaction that requires energy input

• endothermic reaction

• exothermic reaction

• synthesis reaction

• displacement reaction

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a representation of a chemical reaction that uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactants and the products

• double displacement

• synthesis equation

• chemical equation

• mechanical equation

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a substance or molecule that participates in a chemical reaction

• product

• reactant

• atom

• reaction

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a reaction in which a single compound breaks down to form two or more, simpler substances

• double displacement

• decomposition reaction

• combustion reaction

• catalyst

a chemical reaction in which energy is released to the surroundings as heat

• decomposition reaction

• exothermic reaction

• endothermic reaction

• combustion reaction

a reaction in which one element or radical takes the place of another element or radical in a compound

• coefficient

• double displacement reaction

• mechanical reaction

• single-displacement reaction

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a substance that changes the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed or changed significantly

• enzyme

• catalyst

• coefficient

• reactant

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reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a new compound

• synthesis reaction

• chemical reaction

• single reaction

• catalyst

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