Chemical Energy

[Amr Morsi]

Very few, if present, chemical reactions that lead to store chemical reactions into compounds, like photosynthesis. Does this mean that chemical energy is to a vanish?

[swansont]

Very few, if present, chemical reactions that lead to store chemical reactions into compounds, like photosynthesis. Does this mean that chemical energy is to a vanish?

It doesn't vanish, it just changes into other forms. e.g. exothermic reactions heat up the surroundings.

[Amr Morsi]

I understand swansont. I mean that the direction of transformation is in that of reducing chemical reactions to other forms.

[mississippichem]

I understand swansont. I mean that the direction of transformation is in that of reducing chemical reactions to other forms.

 

What do you mean by reducing? Sorry, I'm not trying to be difficult here. "Reducing" just has a very specific meaning in chemistry that isn't in line with the non-scientific usage of the word, similar to confusion over the word "work" in physics.

[Amr Morsi]

I MEAN THAT APPROXIMATELY ALL CHEMICAL REACTIONS ARE IN THE DIRECTION OF GETTING CHEMICAL ENERGY FROM CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AND NOT THE OPPOSITE. Is it still ununderstandable?

[swansont]

No need to shout.

 

The laws of thermodynamics apply to chemistry. Entropy is going to increase.

[Amr Morsi]

Thanks, Sir.