How does a chemical equation relate the macroscopic, observable reaction to the interactions occuring at the microscopic level?
2007-01-22 13:38:35 · 1 answers · asked by SICK MY DUCK! 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Not quite sure exactly what the question is getting at, but my best guess would be phase change. For example take the basic reaction 2 Na + 2 H2O ----> 2 NaOH + H2. In this reaction Sodium (Na) is a solid, H20 is a liquid, Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) is a liquid, and H2 is Hydrogen gas. On a microscopic level the equation tells us that there was a single replacement reaction in which Sodium and Water were mixed to form Sodium Hydroxide and Gas. On an observable level we see that a solid mixed with a liquid produced another liquid and a gas in a violent reaction. Hope that kinda helped
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2007-01-22 14:16:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋