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| The energy needed to break the bonds of reacting molecules |
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| The actual amount of product produced by a a reaction |
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| The number of items in a mole; equal to 6.02 x 1023 |
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| The final form of a chemical equation that shows the same number of atoms of each element in the reactants and products |
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| A shorthand way to represent a chemical reaction using chemical formulas to indicate the reactants and products and coefficients to show reacting ratios |
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| The process by which a chemical change takes place |
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| Whole numbers placed in front of the formulas to balance the number of atoms or moles of atoms of each element on both sides of an equation |
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| A reaction in which reactants combine to form a single product |
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| A reaction in which a single reactant splits into two or more simpler substances |
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| double replacement reaction |
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| A reaction in which parts of two different reactants exchange places |
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| A reaction in which the energy of the products is greater than that of the reactants |
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| The reactant that remains when the limiting reactant is used up in a reaction |
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| A reaction in which the energy of the reactants is greater than that of the products |
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| The group of ions represented by the formula of an ionic compound |
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| The heat (symbol ΔH) absorbed or released when a reaction takes place at constant pressure |
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| The reactant used up during a chemical reaction; it limits the amount of product that can form |
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| The mass in grams of 1 mole of an element equal numerically to its atomic mass. The molar mass of a compound is equal to the sum of the masses of the elements in the formula |
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| A group of atoms, molecules, or formula units that contains 6.02 x 1023 of these items |
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| A conversion factor that relates the number of moles of two compounds derived from the coefficients in an equation |
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| The loss of electrons by a substance. Biological oxidation may involve the addition of oxygen or the loss of hydrogen |
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| oxidation-reduction reaction |
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| A reaction in which the oxidation of one reactant is always accompanied by the reduction of another reactant |
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| The ratio of the actual yield of a reaction to the theoretical yield possible for the reaction that is multiplied by 100%. |
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| The substances formed as a result of a chemical reaction |
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| The initial substances that undergo change in a chemical reaction |
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| The gain of electrons by a substance. Biological reduction may involve the loss of oxygen or the gain of hydrogen |
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| single replacement reaction |
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| A reaction in which an element replaces a different element in a compound |
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| The maximum amount of product that a reaction can produce from a given amount of reactant |
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