Understanding Chemical Reactions: Reactants, Products, and Chemical Bonds

The video tutorial explains chemical reactions, highlighting examples like rusting and cooking. It describes reactants and products, emphasizing the role of chemical bonds in reactions. The tutorial discusses reaction rates, using examples like rusting and baking cookies. It concludes with a review and quiz questions to reinforce learning.

What are the substances called that initiate chemical reactions?

• Reactants

• Inhibitors

• Solutions

• Accelerators

What do we call the new atoms and molecules formed after a chemical reaction?

• None of the above

• Artifacts

• Outcomes

• Products

What must happen to the bonds in reactants for a chemical reaction to occur?

• They must create energy

• They must multiply

• They must join together

• They must be broken

How do chemical reactions vary in terms of time?

• They can occur at different rates

• They only happen slowly

• They never change speed

• They always happen instantly

What example is used to illustrate a slow chemical reaction?

• Boiling water

• Rusting of a bike fender

• Baking cookies

• Digesting food