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| a substance that undergoes a chemical change |
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| a substance that is the result of a chemical change |
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| the energy stored within atoms and molecules that can be released when a substance reacts |
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| a reaction that transfers energy from the reactants to the surroundings at heat (energy is released) |
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| a reaction in which the energy is transferred to the reactants as heat from the surroudings (absorbs energy) |
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| a reaction of at least 2 substances that form a new, more complex compound |
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| a reation in which one compound breaks into at least 2 products |
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| the decomposition of a compound by an electric current |
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| a reaction in which a compound and oxygen burn |
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| single-displacement reaction |
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| a reaction in which atoms of one element take the place of atoms of another element in a compound |
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double displacement reaction |
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| a reaction in which a gas, a solid precipitate, or a comlecular compound is formed from te apparent exchange of ions between 2 compounds |
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| reduction/oxidation (redox) reaction |
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| a reaction that occurs when electrons are transferred from 1 reactant to another |
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| the fragments of molecules that have at least one electron available for bonding |
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