When two materials are combined, the result is not simply the sum of their individual properties. New characteristics emerge that were not present in the original components.

A clear example is brass, an alloy of copper and zinc. Copper is soft and malleable, while zinc is brittle. However, when they come together, they form a material with strength and malleability that neither has on its own. This phenomenon of emergent properties is also observed in chemical reactions, where interacting elements create compounds with behaviors entirely different from their original components.

Thus, the value of the synergy lies in the appearance of new and unexpected properties, which can only manifest through an energetic interaction./