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Reactions Review
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10. Why does adding a catalyst to the reactants cause the reaction to
occur faster?
-a catalyst will lower the activation energy so there is less energy
needed to start the reaction; therefore, the reaction speeds up
11. What does the Law of Conservation of Mass state?
-matter cannot be created or destroyed
12. How are exothermic and endothermic reactions different?
Exothermicheat is released
Endothermicheat is absorbed (feels cool to the touch)
13. Describe what happens in each of the 4 types of chemical reactions:
a. synthesis2 reactants put together to make one product
b. Decomposition1 reactant breaks down to make 2 products
c. Single replacementone element replaces another
d. Double replacementtwo elements replace each other
single replacement
b. S8 + 12O2 8SO3
synthesis
c. 2HgO 2Hg + O2
decomposition