When Gerald mixes baking soda and vinegar, the materials combine to turn into a gas. What can Gerald assume occurred?

The baking soda and vinegar react and form a gas, which is a new substance. Formation of a new substance is evidence of a chemical change, so Gerald can assume a chemical change occurred. This is not combustion, which involves burning, or precipitation, which forms a solid from a solution.

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