chemical reaction and equations

Chemical Reaction:- The transformation of chemical substance into another chemical substance is known as Chemical Reaction. For example: rusting of iron, setting of milk into curd, digestion of food, respiration, etc.
In chemical reaction new substance is formed which is completely different in properties from the original substance, so in a chemical reaction chemical change takes place.
Following are the signs of chemical reaction:
(a) Change of state of substance.
(b) Change of colour of substance.
(c) Evolution of heat.
(d) Absorption of heat.
(e) Evolution of gas.
(f) Evolution of light.
(g) Evolution of sound, etc.
Reactant and Product:
Reactant: Substances which take part in a chemical reaction are called reactants.
Product:- New substance formed after a chemical reaction is called product.
Chemical Equation: Representation of chemical reaction using symbols of substances is called chemical equation.
Chemical Equation is a way to represent the chemical reaction in concise and informative way.
Chemical equation can be divided into two types – Balanced Chemical Equation and Unbalanced Chemical Equation.
Balanced Chemical Equation: A balanced chemical equation has number atoms of each element equal on both side.
According to Law of Conservation of Mass, mass can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction. To obey this law, the total mass of elements present in reactants must be equal to the total mass of elements present in products.
Unbalanced Chemical Equation: If the number of atoms of each element in reactants is not equal to the number of atoms of each element present in product, then the chemical equation is called unbalanced chemical equation.