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Chapter 8
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03/22/2005

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chemical equation
Definition
represents the identities and relative amounts of the reactants and products in a chemical reaction with symbols and formulas
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precipitate
Definition
a soild that is produced as a result of a chemical reaction in solution and that separates from the solution
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coefficient
Definition
a small whole munber that appears in front of a formula in a chemical equation
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word equation
Definition
an equation in which the reactants and products in a chemical reaction are represented by words
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formula equation
Definition
represents the reactants and products of a chemical reaction by their symbols or formulas
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reversible reaction
Definition
a chemical reaction in which the products re-form the original reactants
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synthesis reation or composition reaction
Definition
two or more substances combine to form a new compound
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decomposition reaction
Definition
single compound undergoes a reaction that produces two or more simpler substances
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electrolysis
Definition
the decomposition of a substance by an electric current
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single-replacement reaction
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displacement reaction
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activity series
Definition
a list of elements organized according to the ease with which the elements undergo certain chemical reactions
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