Across
- 1. releases heat, causing the temperature of the immediate surroundings to rise
- 4. developed the modern system of naming chemical substances
- 10. a character, usually a letter or number, that's printed slightly below and to the side of another character
- 11. the construction of complex chemical compounds from simpler ones
- 12. the minimum amount of energy that is required to activate atoms or molecules
- 14. a substance that delays slows or prevents a chemical reaction
- 16. an equation for a chemical reaction in which the number of atoms for each element in the reaction
- 18. is when parts of two ionic compounds are exchanged, making two new compounds
Down
- 2. a representation of a chemical reaction using symbols of the elements to indicate the amount of substance
- 3. mass is neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions
- 5. is a chemical reaction in which one reactant breaks down into two or more products
- 6. substances initially present in a chemical reaction are consumed during the reaction to make products
- 7. is a chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat
- 8. a process that involves the rearrangement of the molecular or ionic structure of a substance
- 9. when oxygen combines with an element or a compound, forming an oxide
- 10. is a reaction in which one element is substituted for another element
- 13. proteins that help speed up metabolism, or the chemical reactions in our bodies
- 15. an insoluble solid that emerges from a liquid solution
- 17. A number placed in front of a formula to balance a chemical equation
- 19. a substance that is formed as the result of a chemical reaction
- 20. any substance that increases the rate of a reaction without itself being consumed
