Lesson 6 - Writing, Interpreting, and Predicting Chemical Equations

State the four main ways chemical reactions are written

descriptive sentence, word equation, skeleton equation (just formulas), balanced chemical equations with states of matters

What are the symbols for the states of matter?

(aq) = aqueous/dissolved in water, (s) = solid/metal, (l) = liquid, (g) = gas/gaseous

Catalyst

A substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without being consumed in the process, written above the arrow

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