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17 Cards in this Set
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Inhibitor
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substance that slows down a chemical reaction or prevents it from occurring by combining it with a reactant
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Catalyst
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substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without being changed itself
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Endothermic reaction
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chemical reaction that requires heat energy to proceed
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Endergonic reaction
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chemical reaction; requires energy to proceed
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Exothermic reaction
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chemical reaction in which energy is primarily given off in the form of heat
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Exergonic reaction
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chemical reaction that releases some form of energy, such as light
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Precipitate
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insoluble compounf that comes out of a solution during a double displacement reaction
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Double displacement reaction
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chemical reaction that produces a precipitate when two ionic compounds combine
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Single displacement reaction
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chemical reaction in which one element replaces another in a compound
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Decomposition reaction
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chemical reaction in which one substance breaks down into two or more substances
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Synthesis reaction
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chemical reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a different substance
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Balanced chemical equation
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chemical equation with the same number of atoms of each element on both sides
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Product
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in a chemical equation, the new substance that is formed
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Reactant
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in a chemical equation, the substance that reacts
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Coefficient
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number in a chemical equationthat represents the number of units of each substance in the chemical equation
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Chemical equation
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shorthand method that uses symbols to tell which elements are in a compound
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Chemical reaction
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process in which one or more substances are changed into new substances
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