What is a chemical reaction? Give the shortest defination.
A chemical reaction is a process that leads to transformation of one set of chemical substances to other by changing the chemical composition of the substances. It is a term used for depicting a change in which a substance (called reactant) decomposes, combines with other substances or interchanges constituents with other substances to form new substances called products.
It results in either of the following -
a) Evolution of gas
b) Change in colour
c) Change in temperature
d) Change in the state of matter (solid,liquid or gas)