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What’s in a Reaction?
A. Introduction:
When a physical change occurs there is no breaking and forming of bonds. There are certain things that will
help us identify if a chemical reaction has taken place. We call these evidences of chemical reactions.
1. Production of light
2. Evolution of gas
3. Temperature change
4. Change in intrinsic properties (color, odor)
5. Formation of precipitate
A chemical equation is a chemist’s shorthand for a chemical reaction. The equation distinguishes between
the reactants, which are the starting materials and the products which are the resulting substance/s. It shows the
symbols or formulas of the reactants and products, the phases (solid, liquid, gas) of these substances, and the ratio
of the substances as they react
B. Exercises
.B.1 Reactants and Products.
Reactants are substances that are used up to form new substances in a chemical reaction. The following are
chemical reactions.
1. Iron reacts with copper sulfate (CuSO4 ) and forms iron (II) sulfate (FeSO4 ) and copper.
2. Magnesium combines with oxygen gas (O2 ) to produce magnesium oxide
3. Hydrogen peroxide (H2 O2 ) in the presence of manganese dioxide (MnO2 ) produces water and oxygen gas.
4. Acetic acid (CH3 COOH) and sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3 ) produce sodium acetate with the release of carbon
dioxide (CO2 ) gas and water.
5. Copper sulfate (CuSO4 ) reacts with sodium hydroxide (NaOH) to produce insoluble copper (II) hydroxide
Cu(OH)2 and sodium sulfate (Na2 SO4 ) solution.
Fill in the table below with the Reactants and Products from the chemical reactions above. Below each number, write
the symbol or formula of the reactant and product.
Table 1 Reactants and Products
Reaction Reactants Products
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B.2 Symbols used in Chemical Equation.
There are other symbols used in writing a chemical equations:
Table 2. Chemical Symbols and Meaning
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Using the symbols and formulas in Table 1 and the symbols in Table 2, write the chemical reaction using these
symbols to complete chemical equation
Reaction Chemical Equation
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C. Generalization
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