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Vocabulary - Chemical Reactions

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chemical reaction the reaction of one

reactant a substance going into a

or more substances to produce a new

chemical reaction

substance with different properties

When a piece of paper burns, the

The signs that a chemical reaction

paper and the oxygen in the air are

has occurred include temperature

reactants. If either reactant is missing,

change, formation of a gas or a solid,

the reaction will not happen. Iron and

and change in odor or color. For

oxygen are reactants when rust forms,

example, when an egg fries, you know

and carbon dioxide and water are

a chemical reaction occurs because the

reactants when plants make food.

color and odor of the egg change.

product a substance formed during a

chemical reaction

When a piece of paper burns, ash,

carbon dioxide, and water are products.

Rust is the product of the chemical

reaction between iron and oxygen.

When plants make food, sugar and

oxygen are the products.

CHEMISTRY • SECTION 3 CHEMICAL REACTIONS

Vocabulary - Chemical Reactions