A | B |
Reactant | A substance that is being consumed during a chemical reaction. |
Product | A substance that is being formed or created during a chemical reaction. |
Catalyst | A substance that will speed up a chemical reaction by lowering the activation energy. |
Chemical Reaction | A process where substances undergo chemical change to break and form chemical bonds in new ways. |
Synthesis Reaction | A + B --> AB |
Decomposition | AB --> A + B |
Combustion | Hydrocarbon + O2 --> CO2 + H2O |
Single Replacement | A + BC --> B + AC |
Double Replacement | AB + CD --> AD + CB |
Cellular Respiration | Glucose + O2 --> CO2 + H2O |
Photosynthesis | CO2 + H2O --> Glucose + O2 |
--> (triangle) | Heat is used to catalyze the reaction |
--> (hv) | Light is used to catalyze the reaction. |
--> (STP) | The reaction is done at Standard Temperature and Pressure. (1 atm and 0 degrees C) |
<--> | The reaction is reversible |
(s) | solid |
(l) | liquid |
(g) | gas |
(aq) | aqueous |