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What Is a Chemical Reaction?
A chemical reaction is a fascinating process that happens when different substances, known as reactants, come together and interact to create new substances called products. These new products have their own unique properties that are different from the original reactants. It's important to understand that chemical reactions are different from physical changes, like melting ice or dissolving sugar in water. In a chemical reaction, the atoms that make up the substances rearrange themselves to form new substances, but they are never created or destroyed. This means that the same atoms are just being rearranged in a new way!