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Science Proficiency 4

Key terms to know to be successful on your science proficiencies.

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BaseAny of various water-soluble compounds capable of turning litmus blue and reacting with an acid to form a salt and water; "bases include oxides and hydroxides of metals and ammonia",
Reaction RateAn equation describing the rate at which a chemical reaction occurs in units of mol vol^-1 time^-1.,
CatalystA substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected,
Physical PropertyA physical property is any measurable property the value of which describes a physical system's state at any given moment in time. For that reason the changes in the physical properties of a system can be used to describe its transformations (or evolutions between its momentary states).,
Chemical PropertyA chemical property is any of a material's properties that becomes evident during a chemical reaction; that is, any quality that can be established only by changing a substance's chemical identity,
Conservation of EnergyThe total amount of energy in an isolated system remains constant over time,
Conservation of MatterThe mass of an isolated system cannot be changed as a result of processes acting inside the system.,
Chemical ReactionA process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substances to another.,
Chemical EnergyThe form of energy that is used most often.,
Exothermic ReactionIs a chemical reaction that releases energy in the form of heat. It is the opposite of an endothermic reaction.,
Endothermic ReactionIs any chemical reaction that absorbs heat from its environment.,
ReactantA substance participating in a chemical reaction, especially one present at the start of the reaction.,
ProductA substance formed in a chemical reaction.,
AcidA chemical species that donates protons or hydrogen ions and/or accepts electrons.,


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