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When bonds are broken or formed, here is not always a noticeable outcome. When we induce a chemical reaction we must break bonds and reform new ones to complete a chemical reaction. But in the everyday world, this is constantly being done without any noticeable change. For example a typical glass of water has a mixture of O-H, H2O, and H3O molecules. These molecules are constantly changing. In every glass of water, at any given time, there are countless H-O bonds being broken and then reformed with neighboring molecule. All we see is just some clean, crisp water.

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When atoms combine with or break apart from other atoms a what occurs?

When new bonds are formed between atoms, energy is released and this process is known as exothermic process. Similarly when old bonds break, energy from the surrounding is absorbed and is known as endothermic process.


Why it is possible for bacterium to break the triple covalent bond of N2 gas but you and other animals cannot?

Although the bond holding the nitrogen atoms together is difficult to break, some types of bacterium are able to break the triple covalent bond of N2 gas. The bacteria bind nitrogen atoms to hydrogen creating "fixed" nitrogen, ammonia (NH3) in a process called Nitrogen Fixation. Oxygen ruins this process, so considering our bodies are roughly 65% oxygen, we can't do it.


What is the structure of a carbon ring with 6 atoms?

A carbon ring with 6 atoms is called a cyclohexane. It has a hexagonal shape with each carbon atom bonded to two other carbon atoms.


Why is diamond such a hard ad nonreactive substance?

Carbon atoms can bond to other carbon atoms in a variety of ways, but when they bond in a network, with all the atoms bonding to all the other atoms that surround them, it is a very strong bond, stronger than the bonds formed in other minerals. Strong bonds are, by definition, hard to break. Hence the material is very hard. Scratching it requires breaking bonds.


What are links between atoms?

Chemical bonds, such as covalent bonds and ionic bonds, are the links between atoms. These bonds are formed when atoms share electrons (covalent) or transfer electrons (ionic) to achieve a stable configuration. The strength and type of bond formed depend on the elements involved and their electron arrangement.

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When atoms break their old links and form new links with other atoms what has occurred?

when atoms break their old links and form new links with other atoms it is called chemical reaction


What is it called when atoms break old links and form new ones with other atoms?

when atoms break their old links and form new links with other atoms it is called chemical reaction


Atoms break their links and form new links with other atoms to form new?

When atoms break their links and form new links with other atoms to form new substances, it is called a chemical reaction. During a chemical reaction, the bonds between atoms are broken and rearranged to create different molecules with unique properties. This process involves the transfer, sharing, or redistribution of electrons between atoms to achieve a stable configuration, following the principles of chemical bonding and the laws of conservation of mass and energy.


When atoms combine with or break apart from other atoms a what occurs?

When new bonds are formed between atoms, energy is released and this process is known as exothermic process. Similarly when old bonds break, energy from the surrounding is absorbed and is known as endothermic process.


What are atoms of an element that have the same number of protons as other atoms of that element but a different number of neutrons called?

They are called isotopes,


What is an atom that has the same number of protons as other atoms of the same element do but has a different number of neutrons?

The particle would be called an isotope. See related links/questions below.


What would happen if you would break molecules apart?

The subatomic particles of the Atom (neutrons, protons, electrons) are released at high velocity. Some of these particles can strike other atoms and cause them to break apart, releasing large amounts of energy; this is called nuclear fission (atoms fissioning into lighter atoms). A self-sustaining fission reaction where atoms break apart, and cause other atoms to break apart, can be created with many radioactive elements such as Plutonium or Uranium in an event called a Chain Reaction.


What type of reaction occurs when atoms combine to form molecules or when molecules break down into?

These are two forms of a chemical reaction. The first type is called synthesis and the other decomposition.


Launching sites to other webpages are called what?

links


What is it called when oxygen combines with other atoms?

Oxidation


State of matter that bonds keep together atoms?

The state of matter that keeps atoms together is solid. Liquids and gases allow atoms to break apart from each other.


The splitting of atoms causes other atoms to split in this process?

It's called thermonuclear reaction.