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Chemical Reactions

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  • What type of change occurs when paper burns?
    Chemical
  • What type of change occurs when ice melts?
    Physical
  • balance this equation: Ca + H₂O → Ca(OH)₂ + H₂
    Ca + 2 H₂O → Ca(OH)₂ + H₂
  • What element reacts with hydrogen to make water?
    Oxygen
  • What law states that mass is neither created nor destroyed in a reaction?
    Conservation (of Mass)
  • What form of energy is often released in chemical reactions?
    Heat
  • What name is given to substances at the end of a reaction?
    products
  • Balance this equation: Na + Cl₂ → NaCl
    2 Na + Cl₂ → 2 NaCl
  • Balance this equation: Mg + O₂ → MgO
    2 Mg + 1 O₂ → 2 MgO
  • What type of change is usually easy to reverse?
    Physical
  • What does the word conservation mean?
    Staying the same
  • What small particle theory is used to explain conservation of mass?
    Particle
  • What symbol is used in equations to mean “yields” or “produces”?
    → (Arrow)
  • What process produces rust?
    Oxidation
  • What word means "the new substances formed in a chemical change"?
    products
  • What type of equation shows equal numbers of each atom on both sides?
    Balanced
  • What type of change is usually hard to reverse?
    Chemical
  • What name is given to substances at the start of a reaction?
    reactant
  • Who discovered the law of conservation of mass?
    Lavoisier