Physical Science Study Guide
Chapter 21: Chemical Reactions
- What is a chemical reaction?
- What are the different parts of a chemical reaction?
- What is the Law of Conservation of Mass?
- Who is the person that came up with the Law of Conservation of Mass?
- How did he figure out the Law of Conservation of Mass?
- What are the symbols used in chemical reactions?
- What is a coefficient?
- How do you balance a chemical equation?
- What does it mean to balance a chemical equation?
- Balance the following chemical equations:
Fe + H2O –> Fe3O4 + H2
HgO –> Hg + O2
Pb(NO3)2 + K2CrO4 –> PbCrO4 + KNO3
Fe + CuCl2 –> FeCl2 + Cu
H2 + N2 –> NH3
Na + Br2 –> NaBr
11. What is a combustion reaction?
12. What is a synthesis reaction?
13. What is a decomposition reaction?
14. What is a single-replacement reaction?
15. What is a double-replacement reaction?
16. What is an oxidation-reduction reaction?
17. Identify the reaction types in question 10.
18. What is an exergonic reaction? Give an example.
19. What is an exothermic reaction? Give an example.
20. What is an endergonic reaction? Give an example.
21. What is an endothermic reaction? Give an example.
22. What does a catalyst do?
23. What does an inhibitor do?
24. What are some factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction?