Which of the following statements best describes why burning a match would be considered a chemical reaction?
a The match gets consumed by the fire.
b Burning a match forms new substances.
c Burning a match is dangerous.
d Burning a match is not a chemical reaction.

The comparison of the number of atoms in a copper coin the size of a penny with the number of people on earth is made to illustrate which of the following? a. that atoms are indivisible b. that atoms are very small c. that atoms are very large d. that in a copper penny, there is one atom for every person on earth