| A | B |
|---|
| reactant | a substance that undergoes a reaction |
| product | new substances formed when reactants undergo a chemical change |
| coefficient | a number used to indicate more than one unit taking part or being formed in a reaction |
| synthesis | whenever two or more substances combine to form a single product |
| decomposition | a compound breaks down into two or more simpler substances |
| single displacement | one element takes the place of another in a compound |
| double displacement | the positive portions of two ionic compounds are interchanged |
| combustion | reaction in which a substance rapidly combines with oxygen to form one or more oxides |
