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- 2. a substance that changes the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed or changed significantly
- 4. a reaction in which a single compound breaks down to form two or more simpler substances
- 6. a type of protein that speeds up metabolic reactions in plants and animals without being permanently changed or destroyed
- 7. a substance that forms in a chemical reaction
- 9. reaction a chemical reaction in which heat is released to the surroundings
- 10. a reaction in which one element or radical takes the place of another element or radical in a compound
- 11. a substance or molecule that participates in a chemical reaction
- 12. any chemical change in which one species is oxidized (loses electrons) and another species is reduced (gains electrons); also called redox reaction
- 13. 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
- 14. the oxidation reaction of an organic compound, in which heat is released
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- 1. reaction a chemical reaction that requires heat
- 2. a representation of a chemical reaction that uses symbols to show the relationship between the reactants and the products
- 3. the process in which an electric current is used to produce a chemical reaction, such as the decomposition of water
- 4. a reaction in which a gas, a solid precipitate, or a molecular compound forms from the apparent exchange of atoms or ions between two compounds
- 5. the relative number of moles of the substances required to produce a given amount of product in a chemical reaction
- 8. an organic group that has one or more electrons available for bonding
- 10. reaction a reaction in which two or more substances combine to form a new compound
- 15. a part, substance, or element that lies beneath and supports another part, substance, or element; the reactant in reactions catalyzed by enzymes
- 16. energy the energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce new compounds