| A | B |
|---|
| acid | compound with pH below 7, tastes sour |
| base | pH above 7, tastes bitter, slippery to touch |
| chemical bonding | combining of atoms of elements to form new substances |
| chemical reaction | process in which substances undergo physical and chemical changes |
| covalent bonding | bond that involves the sharing of electrons |
| chemical equation | description of chemical reaction using symbols to represent elements and formulas in equations |
| ionic bonding | bond that involves the transfer of electrons |
| neutralization | reaction in which an acid combines with a base to form a salt and water |
| diatomic elements | element whose atoms can form covalent bonds with another atom of the same element |
| product | substance produced by a chemical reaction |
| solution | mixure in which one substance is disolved in a solution |
| solute | substance that is desoolved in a solution |
| solubility | measure of how much of a solute can be dissolved ina given amount of solvent under certain conditions |
| salt | compound formed by the positive ion of a base and a negative ion of an acid |
| reaction rate | measure of how quickly reactents change into products |
| covalent bond | bonding that involves the sharing of electrons |
| sovlent | substance in a solution that does the dissolving |
| pH | measure of the hydronium ion concentration of a solution; measure on a scale of 1 to 14 |
| reactant | substance that enters into a chemical reaction |
