Chemical Reaction
what is the starting substance called?
reactants
1st step
write the skeletal equation
what is Avergodros number?
6.02 x 10^23
what is stoichiometry?
the mathimatical relationships between substances in a balanced chemical equation?
what is Boyle's Law?
P1V1=P2V2
Products
2nd step
count the atoms in the reactants
what type of particle is for individual elements?
atoms
what compares two substances in a balanced chemical equation?
mole ratio
What is charle's Law?
V1/T1=V2/T2
what is the process by which the atoms of one or more substances are rearranged to form different substances?
Chemical reaction
3rd step
count the atoms in the products
what type of particle is for atoms with a charge?
ions
1st step
balance the equation
What is Gay-Lussac's Law?
P1/T1=P2/T2
what reaction is two or more substances react to produce a single product?
Synthesis or Combination
4th step
change the coefficients to make the number of atoms the same in both sides
what type of particle is for covalently bonded compounds?
molecules
what do you know? what do you need?
What is the combined gas Law?
P1V1/T1=P2V2/T2
What chemical reaction forms when oxygen combins with a substance and releases energy in the form of heat and light?
Combustion
5th step
write coefficients in lowest terms then check your work
what type of particle is for ionically bonded compounds?
formula units
3rd step
set up the picket fence then do math
what is the Ideal Gas Law?
PV=nRT