chemical reaction meaning
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- A chemical reaction is a process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substances to another.
- The substance (or substances) initially involved in a chemical reaction are called reactants or reagents.
- Chemical reactions happen at a characteristic reaction rate at a given temperature and chemical concentration, and rapid reactions are often described as spontaneous, requiring no input of extra energy other than thermal energy.
- Different chemical reactions are used in combinations during chemical synthesis in order to obtain a desired product. In biochemistry, a similar series of chemical reactions form metabolic pathways.
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