Chemical Changes Notes

Examples: Fireworks

What it is: During a chemical change substances are

changed into different substances.

How can you tell whether a change is chemical or not?

Color Changes - When the leaves change, or when an air-

exposed apple turns brown, it is a chemical change.

Energy - Release or gain of energy by an object.

Examples are the light from the fireworks is a release of
energy. And when baking a cake, chemical reactions
happen between the ingredients.

Odor Changes - When foods spoil, they undergo a

chemical change. The odor change is a clue.

Production of gases or solids - Formation of gas is a clue

to chemical change. The bubbles that you observe when
elements react together is a chemical change.

Chemical vs. Physical - Freezing and melting is a physical

change. Chemical changes (or reactions) involve
combining different substances. The chemical reaction
produces a new substance with new and different physical
and chemical properties.

Matter is NEVER destroyed or created in chemical

reactions. The particles of one substance are simply
rearranged to form a new substance. The same number of
particles that exist before the reaction exist after the
reaction.