Chapter 6 Section 2 Vocabulary
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Chemical Reaction
the process by which atoms or groups of atoms in substances are reorganized into different substances
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Reactants
The starting substance or substances of a chemical reaction.
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Products
The substance formed during a chemical reaction.
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Activation Energy
The minimum amount of energy needed for reactants to form products in a chemical reaction.
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Catalyst
A substance that lowers the activation energy needed to start a chemical reaction
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Enzymes
Proteins that act as catalysts to speed up the rate of chemical reactions.
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Substrate
The reactants that bind to the enzyme.
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Active Site
The specific location where a substrate binds to an enzyme. This structure and the substrate have complimentary shapes.