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Basic Concepts in Chemistry . chemical any substance that takes part in, or occurs as a result of, a chemical reaction All matter can be considered to be chemicals or mixtures of chemicals. chemical reaction a rearrangement of atoms such that “what you end up with” products
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chemical any substance that takes part in, or occurs as a result of, a chemical reaction All matter can be considered to be chemicals or mixtures of chemicals.
chemical reaction a rearrangement of atoms such that “what you end up with” products differs from “what you started with” reactants
Combustion of a Hydrocarbon carbon dioxide methane + oxygen + water CH4(g) + 2 O2(g) CO2(g) + H2O(g) 2
sodium hydroxide sodium + water hydrogen + 2 Na(s) + 2 H2O(l) H2(g) + 2 NaOH(aq)
Law of Conservation of Mass total mass = total mass of reactants of products Rmass = Pmass
Black Snake Demonstration Click for Video The Law of Conservation of Mass “total mass of reactants = total mass of products” H2SO4 Sugar Dehydration of sugar with the addition of sulfuric acid. During chemical reactions, no measurable change in total mass occurs.
Basic Concepts in Chemistry sodium + water hydrogen + sodium hydroxide 2 Na(s) + 2 H2O(l) H2(g) + 2 NaOH(s) Let’s visualize what’s happening at the “particle level”… What happens to the particles during a chemical reaction? They are NOT created or destroyed; they are merely rearranged Is there a change in energy associated with a chemical change? Yes: heat, light, sound - perhaps not easily noticed
Synthesis taking small molecules and putting them together, usually in many steps, to make something more complex Sunlight Oxygen Carbon Dioxide Glucose Water Photosynthesis CO2 + H2O O2 + C6H12O6