Pop Goes the Reaction

Atoms hold hands in a tidy little chain Bonds keep them stuck together — They wiggle and they hum, they walk down the lane, POP! Goes the reaction!

Vinegar pours in the baking-soda dish Bubbles start to gather — The atoms shake hands then they swap with a swish, POP! Goes the reaction!

[fizzzzzz]

Old bonds break! New bonds make! Atoms find a brand new partner! Heat puffs out, or light, or a sound — POP! Goes the reaction!

Sparkler in the yard goes hiss-hiss-hiss Iron meets the FLAME there — The metal grabs the oxygen with a fiery kiss, POP! Goes the reaction!

[crackle]

Old bonds break! New bonds make! Atoms find a brand new partner! Heat puffs out, or light, or a sound — POP! Goes the reaction!

Match meets a wick and the candle starts to glow Wax becomes the smoke there — Molecules of paraffin re-arrange just so, POP! Goes the reaction!

How do we know? Lavoisier weighed — Weighed before and after! Same amount of stuff — the atoms just stayed, POP! Goes the reaction!

[fizzzz... POP!]

Old bonds break! New bonds make! Atoms find a brand new partner! Heat puffs out, or light, or a sound — POP! Goes the reaction!

Mix and shake and watch it go Bubble, hiss, and chatter — Atoms swapping partners in the kitchen below, POP! Goes the reaction!