A chemical change involves substances being transformed into different substances, as indicated by changes in color, odor, energy release or absorption, or the production of gases or solids. During a chemical change, the particles that make up the original substances are rearranged to form new substances with different properties, though the total number of particles remains the same. Examples of chemical changes include fireworks producing light and energy, food spoiling with odor changes, and chemical reactions in baking that involve energy and new substances.
A chemical change involves substances being transformed into different substances, as indicated by changes in color, odor, energy release or absorption, or the production of gases or solids. During a chemical change, the particles that make up the original substances are rearranged to form new substances with different properties, though the total number of particles remains the same. Examples of chemical changes include fireworks producing light and energy, food spoiling with odor changes, and chemical reactions in baking that involve energy and new substances.
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A chemical change involves substances being transformed into different substances, as indicated by changes in color, odor, energy release or absorption, or the production of gases or solids. During a chemical change, the particles that make up the original substances are rearranged to form new substances with different properties, though the total number of particles remains the same. Examples of chemical changes include fireworks producing light and energy, food spoiling with odor changes, and chemical reactions in baking that involve energy and new substances.
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What it is: During a chemical change substances are
changed into different substances.
How can you tell whether a change is chemical or not?
Color Changes - When the leaves change, or when an air-
exposed apple turns brown, it is a chemical change.
Energy - Release or gain of energy by an object.
Examples are the light from the fireworks is a release of energy. And when baking a cake, chemical reactions happen between the ingredients.
Odor Changes - When foods spoil, they undergo a
chemical change. The odor change is a clue.
Production of gases or solids - Formation of gas is a clue
to chemical change. The bubbles that you observe when elements react together is a chemical change.
Chemical vs. Physical - Freezing and melting is a physical
change. Chemical changes (or reactions) involve combining different substances. The chemical reaction produces a new substance with new and different physical and chemical properties.
Matter is NEVER destroyed or created in chemical
reactions. The particles of one substance are simply rearranged to form a new substance. The same number of particles that exist before the reaction exist after the reaction.