When explaining chemical reactions to a friend, Brianna models a reaction by combining ingredients to make a cake. Which type of chemical reaction is Brianna most likely explaining?

A synthesis reaction combines two or more substances to form a single, more complex product. Brianna’s cake analogy describes ingredients coming together to make one product, so the reaction is synthesis. Decomposition is the opposite: one substance breaks into simpler substances.

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