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    Chemical Reactions A chemical reaction is a “chemical change that occur when chemical bonds between atoms are formed or broken.” The substance that goes into a chemical reaction is the reactant, and the substances produced produced at the end of the reaction are known as products. Chemical reactions are all around us constantly occurring, anything from a candle burning to the rusting on a fence are examples of a chemical reaction. Chemical reactions can be noticed by Chemical Change some example

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    In all living things, there are chemical reactions that happen within these living organisms to help them either break up energy or use the molecules for other bodily functions. One of the main chemical reactions are caused by something called Enzymes. Enzymes are basically catalyst that are organic which are made up of hundreds of amino acids and are pertained as fairly large (Biology Department, n.d, p.34). Similar to other catalyst, enzymes have the capability of fulfilling their function without

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    Chemical Reactions A chemical reaction is a “chemical change that occur when chemical bonds between atoms are formed or broken.” The substance that goes into a chemical reaction is the reactant, and the substances produced produced at the end of the reaction are known as products. Chemical reactions are all around us constantly occurring, anything from a candle burning to the rusting on a fence are examples of a chemical reaction. Chemical reactions can be noticed by Chemical Change some

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    science commonly defined as “the study of the structure, properties, and reactions of the chemical elements and the compounds they form” (The American Heritage Science Dictionary, 2002). This definition is very general and covers a range of study areas, including those that are an asset to society. Chemical reactions are studied by many chemists as they common occurrences in everyday life (Stewart, 2014). Without chemical reactions people would be unable to perform simple tasks that are essential for

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    Introduction: A chemical reaction is the process of rearranging the atoms in reactants to create new and unique substances known as products (3). Substances are either a chemical element or compound, which cannot be broken down into simpler substances by normal chemical procedure (3). Reactants are substances that undergo specific changes in the process of a reaction while products are the final product of the reactants when the chemical reaction is completed. In a chemical reaction the least amount

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    Chemistry “Chemical Reaction and the PH Scale” Chemical reactions are the heart of chemistry. People have always known that they exist. The Ancient Greeks were the firsts to speculate on the composition of matter. They thought that it was possible that individual particles made up matter. As you might imagine, it's useful to be able to measure the acidity of solutions. Scientists have come up with the pH scale for determining the concentration of acid in a solution so we can distinguish

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    Honors Period: 5 February 29, 2016 Chemical Reaction Lab Report Introduction A chemical reaction is when substances (reactants) change into other substances (products). The five general types of chemical reactions are synthesis (also known as direct combination), decomposition, single replacement (also known as single displacement), double replacement (also known as double displacement), and combustion. In this lab, the five general types of chemical reactions were conducted and observations were

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    Chemical Reactions

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    Every chemical reaction that exists is one of two things, endothermic or exothermic. The Greek root therm means temperature or heat, which tells us that there is energy exchange! Endo means within while exo means outside, so these types of reactions are the opposite. Endothermic reactions are those which absorb heat during the reaction. They take in more energy than they give off, which leaves the surroundings cooler than the starting point. Evaporation of water by sunlight is a great example. The

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    is about chemical reactions and chemical reaction types. All the data gathered was from conducting multiple experiments. Each experiment was performed carefully and analyzed to obtain the necessary information for the paper. That information included the four signs of a chemical change, the rnx type, and more. Introduction A chemical reaction is a process in which elements or compounds react with one another to create new or different substances. There are two parts to a reaction. Those two

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    8 Chemical Reactions

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    There are many different types of chemical reactions but there are only 8 main types of chemical reactions i will be talking about.The names of these 8 reasctions are Acid-Base, Synthesis, Decomposition, Precipitation, Single-replacement, Double-replacement, Combustion, and Redox. Synthesis reactions are when you get two (or more) light substances and mix it to get a more complicated product. An example would be : (kind of complicated one) Synthesis of Potassium Chloride 2k + Cl2 ---> 2KCl (more

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