CHMA10H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Oxidation State, Limiting Reagent, Svante Arrhenius

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Chemical equations are balanced when the number of each type of atom on the left side of the equation is equal to the number on the right side. Chemical reactions: a process in which one or more substances are converted into one or more different ones. Combustion reaction: a type of chemical reaction in which a substance combines with oxygen to form one or more oxygen-containing compunds. Chemical equations: a one-line expression that shows the reactants and products in a chemical reaction. Reactants: substances that are consumed in a chemical reaction; they appear on the left side of a chemical equation. Products: the substances produced in a chemical reactions; they appear on the right side of a chemical equation. Aqueous solution: a solution in which water acts as the solvent. Electrolytes substances that dissolve in water to form solutions that conduct electricity. Strong electrolytes substances that completely dissociate into ions when they dissolve in water.