Concept 2.4: Chemical reactions make and break chemical bonds

Flashcards from Concept 2.4 of Pearson's Campbell Biology, Twelfth Edition.

Chemical reactions

The making and breaking of chemical bonds

Reactants

The starting molecules of a chemical reaction

Products

The resulting molecules of a chemical reaction

Photosynthesis

The conversion of carbon dioxide and water to glucose and oxygen through light energy from the sun in plants

Reversibility

The ability of chemical reactions’ products of the forward reaction to become reactants of the reverse reaction, indicated by two opposite-headed arrows

Chemical equilibrium

When the forward and reverse reactions occur at the same rate and the relative concentrations of the reactants and products do not change