Chemical Energy Facts
Chemical Energy Facts
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| Interesting Chemical Energy Facts: |
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| Chemical energy is stored inside a substance or object until it is involved in a chemical reaction. |
| Our bodies use chemical energy to perform daily functions. |
| During an exothermic chemical reaction, chemical energy in the form of heat is released. |
| Plants perform a chemical reaction each time they use sunlight to make their own food during photosynthesis. |
| Cooking is a good example of a chemical reaction that releases chemical energy. |
| There are six basic types of chemical reactions: combustion, synthesis, single displacement, decomposition, double displacement, and acid-base. |
| During combustion, chemical energy in the form of heat is released when oxygen combines with other substances to form water and carbon dioxide. |
| When two simple substances combine to make a more complex substance during a chemical reaction it is called synthesis. |
| Single displacement is a chemical reaction in which some atoms from one substance are transferred to another substance. |
| When a complex substance breaks down into simpler substances during a chemical reaction, decomposition has occurred. |
| Double displacement occurs when the atoms in one substance are exchanged with atoms of another substance during a chemical reaction. |
| Acid-base is a double replacement chemical reaction that involves acids and bases. |
| Chemical energy is used to make electricity when fossil fuels are burned. |
| Batteries and explosives are other examples of objects that contain stored chemical energy. |
| During the process of digestion, chemical energy is released when food is broken down. |
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