{"id":133452,"date":"2022-03-03T23:40:35","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T18:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/?p=133452"},"modified":"2025-02-10T20:33:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T15:03:37","slug":"chemical-equations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/class-10\/chemisry\/chemical-reactions-and-equations\/chemical-equations\/","title":{"rendered":"Chemical Reactions and Equations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_37 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' style='display:block'><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/class-10\/chemisry\/chemical-reactions-and-equations\/chemical-equations\/#What_is_a_Chemical_reaction\" title=\"What is a Chemical reaction?\">What is a Chemical reaction?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/class-10\/chemisry\/chemical-reactions-and-equations\/chemical-equations\/#What_is_a_Chemical_equation\" title=\"What is a Chemical equation?\">What is a Chemical equation?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/class-10\/chemisry\/chemical-reactions-and-equations\/chemical-equations\/#What_are_the_different_components_of_a_chemical_equation\" title=\"What are the different components of a chemical equation?\">What are the different components of a chemical equation?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/class-10\/chemisry\/chemical-reactions-and-equations\/chemical-equations\/#What_are_Reactants\" title=\"What are Reactants?\">What are Reactants?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/class-10\/chemisry\/chemical-reactions-and-equations\/chemical-equations\/#What_are_Products\" title=\"What are Products?\">What are Products?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Class 10 Chemistry Chemical Reactions and Equations <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chemical Reaction<\/li>\n<li>Chemical Equation<\/li>\n<li>Components of Chemical Equation\n<ul>\n<li>Reactants<\/li>\n<li>Products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Summary<\/li>\n<li>Did You Know?<\/li>\n<li>What\u2019s Next?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the previous segment, we learnt about<strong>IIT &#8211; JEE  Chemical Equations<\/a> <\/strong>In this segment, we will study chemical equations.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Chemical_reaction\"><\/span>What is a Chemical reaction?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The process in which two or more substances react to form new substances is known as a <strong>Chemical reaction.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_a_Chemical_equation\"><\/span>What is a Chemical equation?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The representation of chemical reactions with <strong>Symbols <\/strong>is called a chemical equation.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Arrow <\/strong>represents the direction of a chemical reaction. If there is any specific condition required for the reaction like temperature or sunlight it is mentioned above the arrow.<\/p>\n<p>For example,<\/p>\n<p>??? + ?? \u2192 ???? is the chemical equation of the formation of water (?2?).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_different_components_of_a_chemical_equation\"><\/span>What are the different components of a chemical equation?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The two major components of a chemical reaction are <strong>Reactants and Products<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_Reactants\"><\/span>What are Reactants?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The substances that take part in a chemical reaction are called reactants.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_Products\"><\/span>What are Products?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The new substances that are formed after the chemical reaction are called products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/study-materials\/science\/mcq-questions-for-class-10-science-chemical-reactions-and-equations-with-answers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MCQ Questions for Class 10 Science Chemical Reactions and Equations with Answers<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Class 10 Chemistry Chemical Reactions and Equations Table of Contents Chemical Reaction Chemical Equation Components of Chemical Equation Reactants Products [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"Chemical Reactions and Equations","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Chemical Reactions & Equations: Basics, Types, Examples | Learn Chemistry","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"The process where substances react to form new ones is called a chemical reaction. 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