Evidence of a Chemical Change

Which of the following examples shows that a chemical reaction has occurred? 

• A rock breaks into smaller pieces when it is struck with a hammer.
• Rust forms on a hammer that has been left outside to long. 
• A cup of water turns pink when a few drops of red food coloring are added. 
• A solid is formed when heat is removed from a sample of water. 

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A student places a piece of a potato into a container of hydrogen peroxide. One observation the student makes is that bubbles form around the potato. The presence of bubbles might indicate the formation of a new substance because bubbles - 

• could show that a gas is forming
• always rise to the top of a liquid. 
• are almost always perfectly spherical.
• usually burst after a few minutes.

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Four students performed four different investigations by combining different substances. Their results are shown in the table provided. In which experiment are new substances being formed?

• Experiment 1
• Experiment 2
• Experiment 3
• Experiment 4

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Hydrogen peroxide breaks down to form water and oxygen gas. Which observation is evidence that a chemical reaction has occurred?

• The mass of the solution remains the same.
•  Phase changes are observed.
•  The color of the solution remains clear.
• The temperature of the solution increases. 

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A clear liquid from a flask is poured into another clear liquid in a beaker. Which of the following results of this procedure would indicate a new substance was formed?

• The level of the substance in the beaker is higher after the other liquid is added.
• A yellow solid forms and then settles to the bottom of the beaker.
• Small white crystals are left behind in the flask that held the first liquid.

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Which of the following is an example that includes evidence of a chemical reaction?

• A sample of zinc is placed in water and it settles to the bottom
• A solid block of ice is heated and it completely melts into a liquid. 
• Sugar that is burned gives off an odor and turns brown and then black.
• A tomato is placed into a blender and chopped up into smaller pieces.

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In a container, a solid consisting of clear crystals is combined with a blue liquid and the following observations are obtained.
 How many of the listed observations indicate a new substance was formed?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

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Evidence of a chemical reactions is anything that shows - 

• a new substance has formed
• a solid dissolved in a liquid
• interaction between 2 gases
• a change in the state of matter

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Which of the following is NOT evidence that that a chemical reaction has occurred?

• produces light/heat
• production of a gas
• formation of a precipitate
• melting

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For an investigation a student poured a blue solution of CuSO₄ into a beaker. The student placed a shiny, silver-colored strip of zinc metal in the solution and observed the changes.
The student inferred that a chemical reaction occurred. What evidence supports this inference?

• A dark solid formed on the zinc metal.
• 
  The zinc metal remained silver-colored and shiny
• The CuSO₄ solution turned blue when the zinc metal was added.
• None of these

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