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Chemistry
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09/10/2014

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stoichiometry
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the are of study that examines the wuantities of substances consumed and produced in chemical reactions
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chemical equations
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the representation of a chemical reaction
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reactants
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chemical formulas to the left of the arrow, or starting substances
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products
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substances to the right of the arrow, after production
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combination reactions
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two or more substances combine to form a single product. many elements react with one another in this fasion to form compounds
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decomposition reactions
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a single reactant breaks apart to form two or more substances. Many compounds react this way when heated
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combustion reaction
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formula weight
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a substance is the sum of the stomic weights of the stomsm in the chemical formula of the substance
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molecular weight
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same as formula weight if the chemical formula is that of a molecule
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% composition of element
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(#of atoms of element)(atomic weight of element)/formula weight of substace

 

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