Evidence of Chemical

Reactions
Unit 5

How do you know a chemical

reaction has occurred?
Unlike

a physical change, where no

substances are created, a chemical
change creates new substances by
rearranging atoms.

Law

of Conservation of Mass states

that during a chemical reaction, mass
is neither created nor destroyed.

Evidence of a Chemical
Reaction
Precipitation

a
solid is created.

Evidence of a Chemical
Reaction
A

gas evolves

Evidence of a Chemical
Reaction
Formation

of water-

Evidence of a Chemical
Reaction
Changes

in energy
to the system
It

gets colder
It gets hotter