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Chapter 3 JRW
Chemical Reactions
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10th Grade
05/26/2008

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Term
Another term for a chemical reaction.
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chemical change
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The substances that go into a chemical reaction.
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reactants
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The substances formed in a chemical reaction.
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products
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All chemical reactions involve a change in _____.
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energy
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Five ways of identifying if a chemical reaction has taken place.
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1. energy change

2. odour change

3. colour change

4. formation of a gas

5. formation of a precipitate

Term
An insoluble solid that is formed in a chemical reaction that occurs in solution.
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precipitate
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In order to identify a precipitate you must use this.
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solubility table
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Reactions that release energy.
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exothermic reactions
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Reactions that absorb energy.
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endothermic reactions
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The law of conservation of energy.
Definition
energy can be converted from one form to another, but the total energy of the universe remains constant
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Scientist who developed the law of conservation of mass.
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Antoine Lavoisier
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The law of conservation of mass.

Definition
During a chemical reaction, the total mass of the reacting substances (reactants) is always equal to the total mass of the resulting substances (products)
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Type of system that does not allow any exchange of matter between the system and the surroundings.
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closed system
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Type of system that allows the exchange of substances between the system and the surroundings.
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open system
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The three types of chemical equations.
Definition

1. word equations

2. skeleton equations

3. balanced chemical equations

Term
In this type of reaction two or more reactants combine to form a new product.
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formation reaction
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In this type of reaction one compound breaks down into two or more simpler compounds or elements.
Definition
decomposition reaction
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In this type of reaction one element take the pace of another element in a compound.
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single replacement reaction
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In this type of reaction the cations of two different compounds exchange places forming two new compounds.
Definition
double replacement reaction
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The study of carbon-containing compounds and their properties
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organic chemistry
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Compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen.

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hydrocarbonds
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Type of reaction when hydrocarbons are burned in the presence of a plentiful supply of oxygen.
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complete combustion
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The products of complete combustion.

Definition
carbon dioxide, water, and heat
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Type of reaction when hydrocarbons are burned in a poor supply of oxygen.
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incomplete combustion
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The products of incomplete combustion.
Definition
carbon dioxide, water, heat, carbon monoxide, and carbon (soot)
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