| A | B |
|---|
| reactants | what you start with |
| products | what is formed |
| synthesis | one or more substances combine to form a single compound |
| decomposition | one compound is broken down into the substances that make it up |
| single replacement | a free metal replaces a metal in a compound |
| double replacement | the metals in two compounds replace each other |
| Law of Conservation of Matter | Matter cannot be created or destroyed |
| coefficient | tells how many molecules |
| subscript | tells how many atoms |
| diatomic | 2 atoms of the same element |
