- chemical equation - name given to the shorthand used to describe the steps of a chemical reaction
- reactants - the starting materials for a chemical reaction; the substances that combine in the reaction
- products - the substances that are formed as a result of a chemical reaction
- chemical reaction rate - the speed at which a chemical reaction occurs
- activation energy - the external energy that has to be added in order for a chemical reaction to occcur
- catalyst - a substance that helps a chemical reaction to occur (lowers the activation energy), but does not participate in the reaction itself
- Law of Conservation of Mass - this Law states that matter is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. The number of reactant atoms of a chemical reaction will be the same as the number of product atoms.
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