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Elements Compounds Science Chemistry Gases Carl Wilhelm Scheele Joseph Priestley Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier

The concept of a chemical reaction has been studied for about 250 years. Early experiments classified substances as elements or compounds and developed theories to explain these processes, helping to define chemistry. The first substantive studies focused on gases, with important discoveries like oxygen by Scheele and Priestley. Lavoisier's work emphasized quantitative measurement of chemical processes. A chemical reaction involves reactants converting to products through a process represented by a chemical equation, showing the reaction yields a new substance. Chemical changes involve atoms redistributing to form new substances, unlike physical changes which only alter the state or properties of a substance without changing its chemical identity.

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Elements Compounds Science Chemistry Gases Carl Wilhelm Scheele Joseph Priestley Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier

The concept of a chemical reaction has been studied for about 250 years. Early experiments classified substances as elements or compounds and developed theories to explain these processes, helping to define chemistry. The first substantive studies focused on gases, with important discoveries like oxygen by Scheele and Priestley. Lavoisier's work emphasized quantitative measurement of chemical processes. A chemical reaction involves reactants converting to products through a process represented by a chemical equation, showing the reaction yields a new substance. Chemical changes involve atoms redistributing to form new substances, unlike physical changes which only alter the state or properties of a substance without changing its chemical identity.

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The concept of a chemical reaction dates back about 250 years.

It had
its origins in early experiments that classified substances
as elements and compounds and in theories that explained these processes.
Development of the concept of a chemical reaction had a primary role in
defining the science of chemistry as it is known today.

The first substantive studies in this area were on gases. The identification of
oxygen in the 18th century by Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele and English
clergyman Joseph Priestley had particular significance. The influence of French
chemist Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier was especially notable, in that his insights
confirmed the importance of quantitative measurements of chemical
processes.

When making a new substance from other substances, chemists say either that
they carry out a synthesis or that they synthesize the new material. Reactants are
converted to products, and the process is symbolized by a chemical equation.
For example, iron (Fe) and sulfur (S) combine to form iron sulfide
(FeS).Fe(s) + S(s) → FeS(s)
The plus sign indicates that iron reacts with sulfur. The arrow signifies that the
reaction “forms” or “yields” iron sulfide, the product. The state of matter of
reactants and products is designated with the symbols (s) for solids, (l) for liquids,
and (g) for gases.

Chemical reactions are distinguished to be either from physical changes


or chemical changes.

Physical changes include changes of state, such as ice melting


to water and water evaporating to vapour. If a physical change occurs, the
physical properties of a substance will change, but its chemical identity will
remain the same. No matter what its physical state, water (H2O) is the
same compound, with each moleculecomposed of two atoms
of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.

However, if water, as ice, liquid, or vapour, encounters sodium metal (Na),


the atoms will be redistributed to give the new substances molecular hydrogen
(H2) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH). By this, we know that a chemical change or
reaction has occurred.

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