Vocab
the branch of chemistry concerned with the quantities of heat evolved or absorbed during chemical reactions.
Thermochemistry
a chemical reaction that releases energy by light or heat
Exothermic reaction
the energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature (Not Kinetic energy)
Thermal Energy
any chemical reaction that absorbs heat from its environment
Endothermic reaction
energy that is transferred by electromagnetic radiation
Radiant energy
A chemical process that occurs in plants, algae, and some types of bacteria, when they are exposed to sunlight
Photosynthesis
a substance that takes part in and undergoes change during a reaction.
Reactants
the thing formed from chemical reactions
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