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What occurs in a chemical reaction?

A. Reactants break bonds and form new bonds to make new substances.
B. Reactants break bonds and reform the same bonds.
C. Reactants break bonds, but do not form new substances.
D. No chemical bonds get broken.
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The answer is A. Chemical reactions involve breaking chemical bonds between reactant molecules (particles) and forming new bonds between atoms in product particles (molecules). The number of atoms before and after the chemical change is the same but the number of molecules will change.
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Answer: Breaking chemical bonds.

Explanation: The number of atoms before and after the chemical range is the same but the number of molecules will change.

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