When substances go through chemical changes, which of the following will always happen?

Question

A.
A gas will form or a white solid will precipitate.
B.
One or more substances will be completely destroyed.
C.
Exactly one new substance will form and one will be destroyed.
D.
One or more substances with different chemical properties will form.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

D. One or more substances with different chemical properties will form.

In a chemical change, the substances involved typically undergo a transformation to create new substances with different chemical properties, although the number of substances and their states can vary. Options A, B, and C do not accurately depict what happens in all chemical changes.