A chemical reaction is a process in which one or more substances, the reactants, are converted to one or more different substances, the products. Substances are either chemical elements or compounds. A chemical reaction rearranges the constituent atoms of the reactants to create different substances as products. Chemical reactions are a very important part of technology and life itself. Burning fuels, making glass, brewing beer or even making wine are among the great handful of examples of things involving chemical reactions that have been known and used thousands of years. Chemical reactions are also involved withing the elements of earth, within the atmosphere, oceans, and in the wide range of complicated processes that take place in the living systems. Chemical reactions are distinguished from physical changes. The physical changes include the changes in state, such as ice melting into water, or even water evaporating into the air. If a physical change occurs, the physical properties of that substance will also change. But the chemical identity of the substance will remain the same. No matter what the chemical state water (H20) is the same compound, with each molecule composed of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom composed of oxygen. During a chemical reaction, the reactants interact when they are brought together. Sometimes other conditions are needed and sometimes the reaction will be spontaneous. During the reaction, the chemical will bonds one or perhaps more of the reactants change and are reconfigured or combined with atoms or parts of other molecules from other reagents and form new product chemicals. All of the atoms of the reactants are preserved in the produ... ... middle of paper ... ...ne molecule is transferred by a dissocation into one or more molecules. Reactions like these require more energy in the form of heat or light. “An example of this is the cis-trans isomerization, where the cis-form of a compound converts to the trans-form or vice versa” Chemical reactions don’t just stop when the ice turns to water. There’s a handful of the different types of chemical reactions to become familiar with. Not only does a chemical reaction have the physical signs of a change, but the formula of the reaction can change as well. Bimolecular reactions are when two molecules come together and react with each other. This is called Chemical Synthesis. This formula can go from A+BAB. Chemical reactions are everywhere, from frying an egg, to making a liter of Pepsi, there is much more that goes on within the process rather than a physical change.
A chemical reaction that happens between an acid and base is called acid base reaction. The OH(-) anion of base when combines with H(+) of acid, a salt is formed. The compound that formed by the reaction of anion and cation
A balanced chemical equation has reactants and product that has to represent a formulae. The amount of each element, number needs to be the same on either side of the equation. (E.g., HCl(aq)+NaHCO3(s) reacts to produce NaCl(aq)+H2O(I)+CO2(g)). This helps us view the study of the Law of Conservation of Mass, and how it works in this equation.
Every chemical element or compound have specific properties that make them different than the other. However, these properties help us to understand every element or compound in which they can be used and how we can deal with them. These properties can be chemical properties which are defined as "that property must lead to a change in the substances ' chemical structure", such as heat of combustion and flammability ("Physical and Chemical…"). Also, these properties can be physical properties which are defined as the properties "that can be measured or observed without changing the chemical nature of the substance", such as mass, volume, boiling and freezing points ("Physical and Chemical…"). These two properties are related to each other. For
The formation of magnesium oxide is a chemical change because two substances combined to form a new substance. Magnesium oxide is now a different substance then the magnesium at the beginning of the lab. The formation of chemical bonds allows the magnesium oxide to be a chemical process.
There are a few key concepts to chemical changes. A physical change, such as state change or dissolving, does not create a new substances, but a chemical change does. In a chemical reaction, the atoms and molecules that interact with each other are called reactants.
Whenever a reaction takes place, energy is changed as well when the substances react chemically. Scientists have taken these changes in energy and generalized them. Scientists can take these generalizations and discover more about the nature and tendencies of matter. In this lab, the purpose was to perform seven reactions, write down their equations, and identify the type of reaction. In this lab report, several methods of displaying this information will be applied.
In life and society as most of you know, chemistry is involved in everything in this entire world including; animals, plants, and even food! Although most people don’t like chemistry due to all the equations and “Stoichiometry”, it plays a significant role in everyday life. Thanks to many scientists in the past, we can now use the knowledge of their theories and postulates to find new technology and other scientific advancements to help the evolvement of many organisms in this world.
The Purpose of the Chemical Reaction Lab was to examine and measure the chemical reaction of H-C-L, hydrochloric acid and CuCl2, Copper chloride solution to determine different types of reactions, within specific elements and compounds; Aluminum foil, Al aluminum shot, Ammonium hydroxide, Magnesium, Silver nitrate, Sodium carbonate, Sodium bicarbonate, Sodium hydroxide, and Zinc. By completing the trials, the data displayed chemical changes. These changes were observable in changes of substances, such as formation of precipitate, change in color, release of gas, and difference of temperature.
The purpose of the experiment is to identify and understand reactions under kinetic and thermodynamic control. A reaction under kinetic and thermodynamic control can form two different types of products. A reaction under kinetic control is known to be irreversible and the product is formed quickly. A reaction under thermodynamic control is known to require rigorous conditions. It is also reversible. The final product is more stable than the product made by kinetic control. The chart below shows the two types of reaction coordinates:
“A chemical reaction is a change that makes at least one new substance,” according to Richard Spilsbury (2014, p. 8) A physical reaction is when you mix two or more substances and those substances stay the same. This experiment demonstrates a physical reaction called ‘nucleation.’ The rough surface of the Mentos and the carbon dioxide inside the soda combine together to make the soda explode! This is not a chemical reaction because we do not make a new substance. “In physical changes, the original substances do not change chemically. For example, you can dissolve salt in water to make salty solution,” according to Richard Spilsbury (2014, p. 13). In this case, you still have salt and water, not a new product. With Diet Coke and Mentos, you still have these two substances in a much messier form, but you do not have a new
When you mix baking soda and vinegar you get what’s called a chemical reaction. A chemical reaction is the process by which one or more substances change to produce one or more different substances (blue book). In this case, you would be mixing an acid and a base. The tw...
Chemical kinetics is the study and examination of chemical reactions regarding re-arrangement of atoms, reaction rates, effect of various variables, and more. Chemical reaction rates, are the rates of change in amounts or concentrations of either products or reactants. Concentration of solutions, surface area, catalysts, temperature and the nature of reactants are all factors that can influence a rate of reaction. Increasing the concentration of a solution allows the rate of reaction to increase because highly concentrated solutions have more molecules and as a result the molecules collide faster. Surface area also affects a
One vital process in the human body observed in chemistry is the idea of chemical kinetics. Chemical kinetics is the study of the rate of reactions, or how fast reactions occur.1 Three factors that affect chemical kinetics are concentration, temperature, and catalysis. As the concentration of a substance increases, the rate of the reaction also increases.1 This relationship is valid because when more of a substance is added in a reaction, it increases the likelihood that the
To control the rates of chemical reactions is imperative to the continued existence of our species. Controlled chemical reactions allow us to move forward in society, constantly. We find new ways to provide light and heat our homes, cook our food, and pursue in crafts that benefit our society. There are, however, just as there are advantages, disadvantages to the efficiency of controlling the rate of reactions, which in some cases can be fatal to our scientific development and progression. The growth of humankind necessitates that we must be able to control the rate of chemical reactions.
Chemical engineering, a prominent and growing career, requires a detailed understanding of the how and why chemical processes work and also how they can be further improved. To develop new improvised methods for these processes to function more useful and economical, a chemical engineer uses theories and laws of chemistry. They are, however, often referred to as the "universal engineer" because they must not only have a broad knowledge of chemistry and physics but also of mechanical and electrical engineering.