Chemistry Glossary

Balanced

Balanced - the numbers of all atoms are the same on both sides in a chemical equation 

Chemical equation

Chemical equation - a combination of chemical symbols and formulae to represent a reaction

Displacement reaction

Displacement reaction - a reaction in which one element displaces another element from a compound

Ionic equation

Ionic equation - an equation that involves only ions formed or changed during a reaction

Product

Product - the substance that are being generated by the chemical reaction

Reactant

Reactant - the substance that are being used up during the chemical reaction

Reactivity series

Reactivity series - the list of  which the metals are arranged in order of decreasing reactivity

Reversible reaction

Reversible reaction - a reaction that can go in either direction depending on the conditions

Thermit reaction

Thermit reaction - a vigorous reaction occurred as a result of igniting a mixture of iron(III) oxide powder and aluminium powder

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