Chemical Reactions Reactions change one or more substances into new substances. [
Octane + Oxygen Gas Carbon Dioxide + Water C 8 H 18 + O 2 CO 2 + H 2 O Written only using chemical formulas…
Chemical Equations Reactants are the substances at the beginning of the reaction. Products are the substances at the end of the reaction. Reactants Products
Chemical Equations The arrow ( ) means “produces” or “yields”. Reactions must follow the law of conservation of mass.
Chemical Equations The LCM says that matter is not created or destroyed in a reaction, but always stays the same. Example: Formation of Water H 2 + O 2 H 2 O
[ H 2 + O 2 H 2 O
Chemical Equations H 2 + O 2 H 2 O Coefficients can be placed before chemicals to multiply the number of atoms! 2
H 2 + O 2 2 H 2 O [
Chemical Equations H 2 + O 2 2 H 2 O2
[ 2 H 2 + O 2 2 H 2 O OK!
Chemical Equations H 2 + O 2 H 2 O Started With: “Balanced”: 2H 2 + O 2 2H 2 O What About… H 2 + O 2 H 2 O 2 This is a completely different reaction so it is incorrect!
Chemical Equations Example: H 2 + N 2 NH 3
[ H 2 + N 2 NH 3 H 2 + N 2 2 NH 3 3 H 2 + N 2 2 NH 3 OK!
Chemical Equation Symbols Cu(s) + 2 HCl(l) 2 CuCl(aq) + H 2 (g) Phases of matter can be listed after the chemicals…(aq) means aqueous! Other symbols on pg. 740