Chemical Reactions Chapter 2.4
Chemical Changes Burn, rot, rust, decompose, ferment, explode, and corrode During a chemical change, the composition of matter always changes.
Chemical Reaction When one or more substances change into one or more NEW substances Reactant at beginning product at end
Was That A Chemical Change? Transfer of energy Change in color Production of a gas Formation of a precipitate (solid)
Conservation of Mass During chemical rxn. mass of product always = mass of reactants (Law of Conservation of Mass: mass is neither created nor destroyed)