Acid: A dissolving substance that neutralises alkalis
Activation energy: The minimum chemical energy available to create a chemical reaction
Alkali: A corrosive substance that neutralises acids
Base: A compound that reacts with an acid to form a salt, and changes the colour of an indicator
Calorimetry: The process of measuring the heat of chemical reactions
Catalyst: An item that speeds up rate of reaction, but is not used up in the process
Chemical change: The process of a substance combining with another substance to form a new one
Collision theory: The theory that gas-phase chemical reactions occur when molecules collide with sufficient kinetic energy
Combustion: The process of burning
Complete combustion: The process of burning in an area with lots of air, where carbon monoxide is not released
Conservation of mass: The chemical law that dictates mass is not created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction
Endothermic: A chemical reaction that requires absorption of heat
Exothermic: A chemical reaction that releases heat
Fuel: A substance used to provide heat or power, usually by being burned
Incomplete combustion: The process of burning in an area with little air, where carbon monoxide is released
Indicator: A substance that changes colour depending on pH level, such as litmus paper
Neutralisation: A chemical reaction where levels of acid are lowered and levels of alkali rise, or vice versa
Physical change: A change in matter where the substance goes from one physical state to another