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| Chemical Reaction | A change in which one or more substances are converted to different substances |
| Reactants | The starting substances in a chemical reaction |
| Products | In a chemical reaction, the substances produced by the reaction. |
| Balanced equation | A equation that has the same number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation. |
| Catalyst | A substance that speeds a chemical reaction without itself being permanently changed. |
| Chlorofluoro-carbon | A group of compounds whose decomposition releases chlorine atoms that destroy ozone molecules in the upper atomsphere |
| Coeffecient | In a chemical equation, the number that represents the number of units of each substance taking part in a chemical reaction. |
| Decomposition Reaction | A chemical reaction in which a substance breaks down into two or more simpler substances. |
| Double-displacement reaction | A chemical reaction in which two ionic compounds in solution react, forming a precipitate, gas, or water. |
| Endothermic reaction | A chemical reaction in which energy is absorbed. |
| exothermic reaction | A chemical reaction in which energy is released. |
| Inhibitor | A substance that slows or prohibits a chemical reaction. |
| Precipitate | An insoluble compound formed during a double-displacement reaction. |
| Single displacement reaction | A chemical reaction in which one element replaces another element in a compound. |
| Synthesis reaction | A chemical reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a different substance. |
