Question

What is happening to elements and compounds in reactants when the temperature changes during a chemical change?

Answer 1

Elements and Compounds Restructure Into New Elements and Compounds

Step-by-step explanation:

A temperature change indicates a flow of energy. Chemical reactions are either endothermic (Cold) or exothermic (Hot). Hot reactions have too much energy, and thus release energy as heat. Cold reactions need energy, and thus absorb heat from their surroundings.

A chemical reaction is essentially a restructuring of the current elements and compounds into new configurations, preserving the original number of each element.

Answer 2

Chemical reactions happen at a characteristic reaction rate at a given temperature and chemical concentration. Typically, reaction rates increase with increasing temperature because there is more thermal energy available to reach the activation energy necessary for breaking bonds between atoms.