What happens to the atoms of the reactants in a chemical reaction?
2007-11-20 10:25:50 · 3 answers · asked by Zayka 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
It depends on what type of reaction. The atoms can bond with other atoms, break away from other atoms...etc.
2007-11-20 10:29:22 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
All the reactant atoms end up somewhere in the products, because in chemical reactions atoms are neither created or destroyed. This is the principle behind balancing chemical equations.
2007-11-20 18:32:27 · answer #2 · answered by Facts Matter 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In ALL chemical reactions, you have exactly the same atoms that end up in the products that you started with. There is NO DIFFERENCE in the atoms. The atoms have simply rearranged themselves to form new substances. The old chemical bonds have been broken, but new chemical bonds have been formed. The atoms themselves remain unchanged.
2007-11-20 18:35:53 · answer #3 · answered by Dennis M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋