Question

Does the equation describe a chemical change or a physical change? Explain your reasoning.

Answer 1

Answer:

Chemical change

Explanation:

There are types of changes in nature namely: physical change and chemical change. A physical change is a change that does not alter the chemical composition of the substances involved, hence, no new substances are formed. On the other hand, a chemical change changes the chemical composition of the involved substances to form new substances.

Based on the definition of the types of changes below, the equation depicted in this question is a CHEMICAL CHANGE because it involves a rearrangement of the atoms of each element in the reactants to produce new sets of products with a new chemical formula.

C17H17ON3(s) + 2C4H6O3(l) → C21H21O5N(s) + 2C2H4O2(l)