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Rust is formed by the chemical reaction of oxygen to iron. This process is called oxidation and occurs when ever iron (or some other materials) are exposed to oxygen. The result makes a new substance: rust.

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A chemical reaction begins with a substance called and ends with substance called?

Pure substances (or ELEMENTS) form COMPOUNDS after a chemical reaction. For example: Sodium and chlorine, when fused in a chemical reaction become the compound Sodium-Chloride The substance you have in the beginning of a chemical reaction are called reactants and the substance you have when chemical reaction is complete is called products.


What are reactants in a chemical reaction?

Reactants are the substances that are present at the beginning of a chemical reaction and undergo a transformation to form new products. They are the starting materials that are consumed during the reaction process.


Is the reaction between Sodium acetate and water a chemical reaction?

No, it is simply the water dissolving the sodium acetate, which is a physical change. There is a physical change when you introduce a seed crystal to the sodium acetate as the bonds in the chemical become different to form a solid. By adding water, you are just dissolving it and then allowing it to become supersaturated through heating.


Is the compression of oxygen gas a chemical reaction?

We do not generally consider the compression of oxygen as anything but a physical reaction. No and yes. Not initially, as most people would consider this to be a thermodynamic problem; no molecules are forming or being unformed. As pressure increases, though, it can trigger chemical reactions (though the compression itself is not one). As pressure becomes very high, it can become a nuclear reaction, and at extremes, revert to quark matter, and other forms of quantum phenomena.


What is a shorthand way of writing a chemical reaction?

A chemical reaction is always written with the reactants (the things you mix together to do the reaction) on the left and the products (the stuff you get) on the right. In between is an arrow pointing right to indicate that the reactants react and become the products. Catalysts are sometimes listed above the arrow. And don't forget to balance the equation.

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Substances that are changed when they become involved in chemical reactions are?

The substances that are changed in a chemical reaction are known as reactants. These reactants undergo a chemical change or transformation to form new substances called products through the rearrangement of their atoms.


Substances that are changed when they become involved in chemical reactions are called?

Substances that are changed when they become involved in chemical reactions are called reactants. These reactants are changed into new substances that are called products.


What type of change occurs in a chemical reaction?

In a chemical reaction, a chemical change occurs where the chemical composition of the substances involved is altered, leading to the formation of new substances with different properties. This change involves the breaking and forming of chemical bonds.


Substances that are changed when they become involved in chemical reactions are called what?

Reactants


A chemical reaction begins with a substance called and ends with substance called?

Pure substances (or ELEMENTS) form COMPOUNDS after a chemical reaction. For example: Sodium and chlorine, when fused in a chemical reaction become the compound Sodium-Chloride The substance you have in the beginning of a chemical reaction are called reactants and the substance you have when chemical reaction is complete is called products.


What are reactants in a chemical reaction?

Reactants are the substances that are present at the beginning of a chemical reaction and undergo a transformation to form new products. They are the starting materials that are consumed during the reaction process.


What is the role of a bond in a chemical reaction?

Bonds in chemical reactions are broken and formed between atoms of different elements, resulting in the rearrangement of atoms to form new molecules. Bonds hold atoms together within molecules and dictate the structure and properties of the substances involved in the reaction. The breaking and formation of bonds during a chemical reaction involves the absorption or release of energy.


What sentence has the word chemical reaction?

A chemical change is a resultant change of a combination of a couple different substances that become a new substance. A sentence with this is: "Its particles changed due to it undergoing a chemical change."


Is tea a chemical or physical reaction?

Deleted a wrong answer-someone said "physical." It is actually a chemical reaction because it relies on the chemical properties of water and of the substances in the tea leaf. These substances-tannins, caffeine, and many others-dissolve in the hot water. The heat accelerates the reaction, but it is not a physical change. (Try steeping a tea bag in cold water-eventually you will get tea, although it will taste a bit different, probably because heat affects the dissolution of the various substances at different rates.)


What will a metal become in a chemical reaction?

any type of metal


What is the classification of chemical reactions?

When one substance or combination of substances undergo change to become another substance or substances


How does burning become a chemical change?

Burning is a chemical change because it involves a chemical reaction between the fuel and the oxygen in the air, resulting in the release of heat, light, and new substances like ash and smoke. During burning, the original substances are transformed into new substances with different properties, indicating a chemical change has occurred.