What are 3 examples of a chemical change?

1 Answer
Oct 31, 2016

i.i. " Fixation of carbon dioxide by photosynthesis" Fixation of carbon dioxide by photosynthesis
ii.ii. "Combustion of hydrocarbons"Combustion of hydrocarbons
iii.iii. "Fixation of dinitrogen to give ammonia"Fixation of dinitrogen to give ammonia

Explanation:

The three examples are probably the 3 most important chemical reactions. Simple sugars are produced from carbon dioxide and water using sunlight as the energy source:

6CO_2+ 6H_2O + Delta("sunlight")rarr C_6H_12O_6 +6O_2

C_6H_14 +19/2O_2 rarr 6CO_2 + 7H_2O+Delta

And combustion allows reclamation and use of the energy stored in the photosynthesis reaction (this is the reverse of the photosynthesis reaction).

And the Haber process allows fixation of dinitrogen to give ammonia:

N_2 +3H_2rarr 2NH_3