Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Definition
Chemical experiments involve combining or manipulating substances to observe the resulting chemical reactions, often to test a hypothesis or understand a chemical process.
Related terms
Chemical Reaction: A process that leads to the transformation of one set of chemical substances into another.
Hypothesis: An educated guess or prediction that can be tested through experimentation.
Control Group: In an experiment, this is the group that does not receive the experimental treatment, providing a baseline against which to compare the results of the experiment.