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The Language of Chemistry Chemical Reactions Atoms are re-arranged during a chemical reaction, they are not changed by the reaction. A chemical reaction is shown like this:
The reaction shown below represents the element carbon burning in air. It combines with the oxygen gas in the air to make carbon dioxide gas.
In the next example nitrogen gas reacted with hydrogen gas to form ammonia gas.
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