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Reaction between atoms involve only valenceelectrons (electrons in the outermost shells of atoms).
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Do chemical reactions produce new atoms?
No, only nuclear reactions can.
Do only whole atoms participate in normal chemical reactions?
no
What happens to the bonds between atoms in a substance that undergoes a chemical reaction?
At least one electron from one of the atoms is transferred from an orbital where it occurs in a single atom to either an orbital in one of the other atoms, forming an ionic bond between the two atoms, or to a different orbital that can exist only under the influence of two atoms, forming a covalent bond between the two atoms. In the latter instance, but not the former, the atoms bonded can be atoms of the same element.
Do the numbers of atoms increase or decrease after the chemical reaction?
Yes, in chemical reactions atoms are neither created nor destroyed, nor changed from one kind to another. Those things can only happen in nuclear reactions. Chemistry deals with how atoms combine with one another.
How do you tell if a bond is covalent?
if it occurs between non metal atoms. Covalent bonds can only occur between non metal atoms but Ionic bonds occur between metal and non metal atoms.
Is the nucleus involved in chemical reactions?
No, it results from the interaction of electrons.
Is oxidation nuclear?
No, its chemical.nuclear reactions involve changes in only the configuration of the nucleuschemical reactions involve changes in only the configuration of valence electrons
Do chemical reactions produce new atoms?
No, only nuclear reactions can.
Do chemical reactions result in the nuclei of the atoms involved?
No, chemical reactions result only in the electrons of the atoms being involved. Only radioactivity results n nuclei of atoms being involved.
Do only whole atoms participate in normal chemical reactions?
no
Which is the only subatomic particle that is directly involved in the chemical reactions between atoms?
An electron, it plays a part in forming/breaking all proper chemical bonds (there are other types of bonds but they don't really cause chemical reactions and as such are rather boring)
Difference between nuclear reaction and chemical reaction?
AnswerNuclear reactions involve changes in the nucleus of atoms -- the number of protons and/or neutrons is changed. Chemical reactions do not cause any changes at all in the nucleus. Instead, in a chemical reaction, the electron clouds of atoms are interacting, and all changes are occurring with the electrons that surround the nucleus.
Why doesn't an atoms identity change during a chemical change?
The energy involved in chemical reactions is not so strong to affect the identity of atoms; only nuclear reactions can modify an atom.
Are valence electrons only found in radioactive isotopes?
No. Nuclear reactions are not chemical reactions. They involve changes to the nucleus of the atom, such as radioactive decay.
A reaction that requires oxygen is called?
While many reactions involve oxygen, only combustion reactions require oxygen as a reactant.
Are atoms created or distroyed in a chemical?
i think that in nuclear reactions but in normal reaction not created and destroyedAdded:No, never created or destroyed. Only in nuclear reactions some atoms may change in other atoms (by decay or fusion) but still not (totally) distroyed.
Do combustion reactions destroy atoms?
No. In a combustion reaction, or any other chemical reaction, the atoms only rearrange how they are bonded with each other.
