How to Use chemical reaction in a Sentence

chemical reaction

noun
  • Rub the foil gently over the rust spots—the chemical reaction helps lift rust.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Rub the foil gently over the rust spots—the chemical reaction helps lift rust.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 4 June 2026
  • Or perhaps a chemical reaction of some sort is actively draining them out of the core.
    — Quanta Magazine, 4 Aug. 2025
  • At that point, a fiber optic light heats the particles and triggers a chemical reaction.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2025
  • The green tinge results from a chemical reaction between the sulfur in the egg white and the hydrogen in the yolk.
    — USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
  • The chemical reaction creates a graphene film with tiny, precise openings.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • As the rice soaks, the water turns a milky, off-white color and a chemical reaction known as fermentation takes place.
    — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Water was then added, creating a chemical reaction that produced heat and trapped the lime clasts in the concrete.
    — Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
  • In other words, continuing to cool the tank could slow the chemical reaction in a way that avoids an explosion.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
  • When mixed in equal amounts, a chemical reaction creates fizzing that resembles a volcanic eruption!
    — Nicole Harris, Parents, 22 May 2024
  • This combination causes a chemical reaction that can dissolve hair and other buildup in your drains.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
  • After the chemical reaction is done, the new molecule is released and the enzyme is ready to process another.
    — Sam Pellock, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Spring-flowering bulbs require a long period of cool temps to process a chemical reaction inside of the plant to produce the blooms.
    — Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Dousing it with water is ineffective and can cause a chemical reaction.
    — Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Airbag inflators rely on a chemical reaction that produces gas that rapidly inflates the airbag.
    — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Each chemical reaction produced even more heat and raised the risk of a process called thermal runaway, when a reaction becomes out of control.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
  • Officials said a chemical reaction caused styrene, which is naturally a liquid, to heat up into a gaseous state.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
  • This glow is the result of a chemical reaction involving luciferin and luciferase, the very same compounds that make fireflies shine.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Bleach Chlorine bleach creates a chemical reaction that creates toxic chlorine gas when mixed with acids.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Dec. 2025
  • It’s actually made by a chemical reaction between water and methane, so not great.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 4 Oct. 2023
  • This chemical reaction would be able to expel a meteorite's shock evidence into space.
    — Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2025
  • This chemical reaction occurs after exposure to sunlight, where the sap touches the skin.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • Once on the water, the gel plug allows a tiny amount of water in, which contacts the internal powders to trigger a chemical reaction.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 June 2025
  • The heat triggers a chemical reaction that strips the oxygen away, leaving behind carbon monoxide as a byproduct.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The hydrogen atoms are itching to break apart and release all their energy the moment there’s enough heat and oxygen to kick off a chemical reaction.
    — Emily Wright, Washington Post, 27 June 2024
  • Together, the chemical reaction inside the kiln and the fuel used for heat produces the bulk of the carbon pollution.
    — Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The heart of any lithium-ion battery is the chemical reaction that occurs between the lithium ions and the battery’s anode and cathode.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 20 July 2023
  • But the ensuing chemical reaction uses a quarter of all the oxygen in the atmosphere.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 14 Apr. 2023
  • In this case, though, biology tells us that what looks like a simple chemical reaction can be made incredibly complex.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Feb. 2025
  • That’s right, these eggs rely on the same baking soda and vinegar chemical reaction that made your papier-mâché volcano bubble over in fourth grade.
    — Annie Colbert, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2024

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