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A chemical reaction occurs when one or more substances react in such a way so as to produce a new substance with different properties. In the case of melting ice, there is a temperature change which changes the properties (solid to liquid) however the water retains the elements of Hydrogen and oxygen (H2O) and no ‘new substance’ is produced.
