Chapter 6 Vocabulary

3. any chemical change in which one species is oxidized (loses electrons) and another species is reduced (gains electrons) also called redox reaction
6. a type of protein that speeds up metabolic reactions in plants and animals without being permanently changed or destroyed
7. a reaction in which a single compound breaks down to form 2 or more simpler substances
8. a substance that forms in a chemical reaction
10. a substance that changes the rate of chemical reaction without being consumed or changed significantly
11. a part substance or element that lies beneath and supports another part substance or element the reactant in reactions catalyzed by enzymes
12. a reaction in which one element or radical takes the place of another element or radical in a compound
17. a chemical reaction in which heat is released to the surroundings

1. the process in which an electric current is used to produce a chemical reaction such as the decomposition of water
2. a reaction in which a gas solid precipitate, or molecular compound forms from the apparent exchange of atoms or Ions between 2 compounds
4. an organic group that has one or more electrons available for bonding
5. a representation of a chemical reaction that uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactants and the products
9. chemical reaction that requires heat.
11. a reaction in which 2 or more substances combine to form a new compound
13. the oxidation reaction of an organic compound in which heat is released
14. a substance or molecule that participates in a chemical reaction.
15. a state of balance in which the rate of a forward reaction equals the rate of the reverse reaction and the concentrations of products and reactants remain unchanged
16. Energy the energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds
18. the relative number of moles of the substances required to produce a given amount of product in a chemical reaction