What are chemical processes?

Chemical processes are like when ingredients in a kitchen change into something new.

Imagine you have flour, eggs, and milk, they’re all separate, but when you mix them together and heat them up, they turn into pancakes! That’s a chemical process: the old stuff becomes new stuff because it changed inside.

In a chemical process, the ingredients (called substances) change their identity. They might look different, feel different, or even taste different. For example:

• Baking soda and vinegar are two separate things.
• When you mix them, they bubble up and make a fizzy mess, that’s because new substances are formed.

Chemical processes happen all around us:

• When you burn wood, it turns into ash.
• When you boil water, it becomes steam.

These changes aren’t just for fun, they help make things like food, clothes, and even the air we breathe!