Word equation
What Word equation means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Names the reactants and products of a chemical reaction, with an arrow showing the direction of change.
Names reactants and products and uses an arrow, for example methane + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water.
Names the reactant on the left and the product or products on the right, joined by an arrow.
A way of representing a reaction such as magnesium + oxygen → magnesium oxide.
Glucose + oxygen → carbon dioxide + water, showing that energy is released.
Topics that use Word equation
- Aerobic and anaerobic respiration (AQA GCSE)
- Atoms, elements and compounds (AQA GCSE)
- Metal oxides (AQA GCSE)
- The human digestive system (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Arrow
- Balanced symbol equation
- Absorption
- Active site
- Aerobic respiration
- Amino acids
- Amylase
- Anabolic reactions
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