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Page 1: A chemical reaction in which a compound is broken down (decomposed) into simpler substances

TOPIC 2 VOCAB

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ANALYSIS

A chemical reaction in which a compound is broken down (decomposed) into simpler substances

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CHEMICAL CHANGE

A reaction in which the composition of a substance is changed

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COEFFICIENT

Number placed in front of a formula to show how many moles of that substance

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DECOMPOSITION

Chemical reaction in which a compound is broken down into simpler substances (analysis)

AB A + B

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DIATOMIC MOLECULE

Molecule containing two identical atoms

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DOUBLE REPLACEMENT

Chemical reaction in which ions exchange places

AB + CD AD + BD

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EMPIRICAL FORMULA

Chemical formula with coefficients in lowest terms

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ENDOTHERMIC

• Chemical reaction that absorbs heat• Heat is on the reactant (left) side of the equation• Products have higher potential energy than reactants

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EXOTHERMIC

• Chemical reaction that releases heat• Heat is on the product (right) side of the equation• Products have less potential energy than reactants

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FORMULA

Symbols and subscripts that represent the composition of a substance

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MOLECULAR FORMULA

Actual ratio of atoms in a substance (not necessarily lowest terms)

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MOLECULE

Smallest unit of a covalently bonded substance

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PHYSICAL CHANGE

Change that does not alter the chemical properties of a substance

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POLYATOMIC ION

Covalently bonded group of atoms that have a net charge and behave as a single unit

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PRODUCT

• Substance formed in a chemical reaction• On the right side of the equation

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QUALITATIVE

Information that cannot be counted or measured

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QUANTITATIVE

Information that can be counted or measured

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REACTANT

• Starting substance in a reaction• On the left side of the equation

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SINGLE REPLACEMENT

Reaction in which a more reactive element replaces a less reactive element in a compound

AB + C AC + B

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SUBSCRIPT

Number written after a symbol that tells how many of that substance

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SYMBOL

A one, two, or three (experimental only), letter designation of an element

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SYNTHESIS

Chemical reaction in which two or more substances chemically combine to form one substance

A + B AB

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TOPIC 3 VOCAB

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FORMULA MASS

Sum of atomic masses of all atoms

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GRAM FORMULA MASS

Formula mass expressed in g rather than in u

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MOLE

• 6.02 x 1023 particles• Number atoms present on 12.000g of carbon-12

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PERCENT COMPOSITION

Percent of each element compared to the total mass of the compound