<prompt> Hlalosa karabelo ea likhemikhale.nan  <response>: Instruction in English: Describe a chemical reaction. . Response in English: A chemical reaction is a process in which substances, known as reactants, are transformed into new substances, known as products. This transformation involves the breaking and forming of chemical bonds between atoms, leading to the rearrangement of atoms and a change in the chemical properties of the substances involved.One very common example of a chemical reaction is the burning of methane in air, also known as combustion. In this reaction, methane, which is a hydrocarbon gas, reacts with oxygen, which is the oxidizer, to produce carbon dioxide, water vapor, and heat. The chemical equation for this reaction can be written as:CH4 2O2 CO2 2H2OIn this equation, CH4 represents one molecule of methane, O2 represents one molecule of oxygen, CO2 represents one molecule of carbon dioxide, and H2O represents one molecule of water. The coefficients in front of the chemical formulas indicate the number of molecules of each substance involved in the reaction.The reaction proceeds by the breaking of the carbon-hydrogen bonds in methane and the oxygen-oxygen bond in oxygen. The carbon then forms a new bond with two oxygen atoms, producing carbon dioxide, while the hydrogens form new bonds with oxygen, producing water.This reaction releases a large amount of heat, and is highly exothermic. This is because the bonds in the products are stronger than the bonds in the reactants, resulting in a lower overall energy state for the system.Chemical reactions can involve solids, liquids, gases, or a combination of these states of matter. They can occur spontaneously or be triggered by an external energy source, such as heat, light, or electricity. They can also vary in speed, with some reactions proceeding very quickly while others take a long time to reach completion.The study of chemical reactions is an important field in chemistry, and understanding the principles behind these reactions is essential for predicting the behavior of chemical systems and for developing new materials, pharmaceuticals, and industrial processes. . Response in Sesotho: Karabelo ea likhemikhale ke tsebetso eo ho eona lintho, tse tsejoang e le li-reactants, li fetoloang lintho tse ncha, tse tsejoang e le lihlahisoa. Phetoho ena e kenyelletsa ho khaoha le ho theha maqhama a likhemikhale pakeng tsa liathomo, e leng se lebisang ho hlophisoeng bocha ha liathomo le phetoho ea litšobotsi tsa likhemikhale tsa lintho tse amehang. Mohlala o mong o tsebahalang haholo oa karabelo ea likhemikhale ke ho chesoa ha methane moeeng, e tsejoang hape e le combustion. Ha e etsa sena, methane, e leng khase ea hydrocarbon, e kopana le oksijene, e leng oxidizer, ho hlahisa carbon dioxide, mouoane oa metsi le mocheso. Equation ea likhemikhale bakeng sa karabelo ena e ka ngoloa e le: CH4 2O2 CO2 2H2O Tekanong ena, CH4 e emela molekhule o le mong oa methane, O2 e emela molekhule e le ngoe ea oksijene, CO2 e emela molekhule o le mong oa carbon dioxide, ha H2O e emela molekhule o le mong oa metsi. Li-coefficients tse ka pela metsoako ea likhemikhale li bontša palo ea limolekhule tsa ntho e ngoe le e ngoe e amehang karabelong. Karabelo e tsoela pele ka ho khaoha ha maqhama a carbon-hydrogen ho methane le tlamo ea oksijene le oksijene ho oksijene. Joale carbon e theha maqhama a macha le liathomo tse peli tsa oksijene, tse hlahisang carbon dioxide, ha li-hydrogen li theha maqhama a macha le oksijene, a hlahisang metsi. Karabelo ena e ntša mocheso o mongata haholo, me o chesa haholo. Sena ke hobane litlamo tsa lihlahisoa li matla ho feta litlamo tsa li-reactants, tse hlahisang boemo bo tlase ba matla bakeng sa sistimi. Karabelo ea likhemikhale e ka kenyelletsa lintho tse tiileng, metsi, likhase, kapa motsoako oa maemo ana a taba. Li ka itlhahela feela kapa tsa susumetsoa ke mohloli oa matla o ka ntle, o kang mocheso, khanya kapa motlakase. Li ka boela tsa fapana ka lebelo, me liketso tse ling li tsoela pele kapele haholo ha tse ling li nka nako e telele ho fihlela qetellong. Boithuto ba karabelo ea likhemikhale ke karolo ea bohlokoa khemistri, me ho utloisisa melao-motheo ea karabelo ena ho bohlokoa bakeng sa ho bolela esale pele boitšoaro ba litsamaiso tsa likhemikhale le bakeng sa ho theha lisebelisoa tse ncha, meriana le litsebetso tsa indasteri. 