chapter 6 vocab Tadym Mason

A substance that forms in a chemical reaction

A substance or molecule that participates in a chemical reaction

The energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds

A chemical reaction in which heat is released to the surroundings (a fire or candle burning)

A chemical reaction that requires heat (sweating)

A reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a new compound

A reaction where a single compound breaks down to form two or more simpler substances

The process in which an electric current is used to produce a chemical reaction, such as the decomposition of water

The oxidation reaction of an organic compound where what is released

A reaction where one element or radical takes place of another element or radical in a compound

A reaction in which a gas, a solid, or a molecular compound forms from the apparent exchange of atoms or ions between two compounds

Any chemical change in which one species loses electrons and another species gains electrons. (Redox reaction)

An organic group that has one or more electrons available for bonding

Substances that accept electrons

Substances that give up electrons

A representation of a chemical reaction that uses symbols to show relationships between reactants and the product

The relative number of miles of the substances required to produce a given amount of product in a chemical reaction

A multiplier or factor that measures a property

states that mass in an isolated system is neither created nor destroyed.

states that a chemical compound always contains exactly the same proportion of elements by mass.

The rate at which a chemical reaction without being consumed or changed

A protein that speeds up metabolic reactions

A substance that lies beneath another substance that reacts with it

A state of balance in which the forward reaction equals the rate of reverse reaction and the concentrations of products and reactions remain unchanged