Unit 8 Chemical Reactions Vocabulary

Vocabulary for chemistry class  

24 cards   |   Total Attempts: 184
  

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Aqueous solution
Solvent is water
2. chemical equation
Statement using chemical formulas
3. chemical reaction
Atoms of one or more substances are rearranged to form different substances
4. Coefficient
Number written in front of the formula
5. combustion reaction
Reaction that occurs when a substance reacts with oxygen
6. complete ionic equation
Ionic equation that shows all the particles in a solution
7. decomposition reaction
Occurs when a single compound breaks down into two or more elements
8. double-replacement reaction
Chemical reaction that involves the exchange of positive ions
9. Half-reaction
One of two parts of a redox reaction
10. net ionic equation
Ionic equation that includes only the particles that participate in the reaction.
11. Oxidation
Loss of electrons
12. oxidation-number method
Technique that can be used to balance more difficult redox reactions
13. oxidation-reduction reaction
Chemical reaction in which electrons are transferred
14. oxidizing agent
Substance that oxidizes another substance
15. Precipitate
Solid produced during a chemical reaction