Chemical
Chemical
Chemical
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Iron oxide, also known as rust, cannot become iron or oxygen again. It is a
completely new substance. In the equation, the substances on the left-hand side
of the arrow are considered reactants (the substances that participate in a
chemical reaction). The substance on the right-hand side of the arrow is
considered a product (a substance that results from a chemical reaction). It's
important to note from this example that no material is "lost" in the reaction. On
one side of the equation you have iron and oxygen; on the other you still have
iron and oxygen (now just combined into one chemical).
2. When two clear solutions are mixed together and the resulting mixture is
cloudy (due to the presence of some solid substance now in the liquids).
This is known as the formation of a precipitate.
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