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Chemical Reactions in Everyday Life

Chemistry is a branch of science that deals with the study of the composition, structure, properties, 

reaction and behavior of substances. Therefore, chemistry is called central science.

This is the essence of our daily lives and occurs in the foods we eat, the air we breathe, the water 

we drink, are all the result of the chemical reaction process.

To better understand the almost chemical reactions around us, we have provided everyday examples 

in two parts. First, an example of a chemical reaction in our body and two examples of chemical reactions 

that exist outside our body or occur around us.

Chemical Reactions In The Body

Chemical reactions play an important role in our survival, and living without chemicals can not even 

be imagined. They participate in the main functions of the body, control our emotions, supervise the 

process of metabolism and keep the disease. The oxygen we breathe, the essential nutrients we need, 

the genes that make our bodies - DNA and RNA - are all composed of different elements and compounds.

Let's look at some examples that involve chemical reactions, and are an integral part of our being.

Metabolism

Organic processes that occur in the human body are called metabolism, which involves a large number 

of chemical reactions. Enzymes secreted by different organs act as biocatalysts that accelerate the 

rate of reaction, while the hormone regulates time and speed.

Our wellbeing, smooth function and normal health depend on metabolic processes. The coordination 

and simultaneous occurrence of this process of life in an orderly manner is the reason we are fit, healthy and alive.

 Respiration

 Breathing is the exchange of gases between the organism and its environment. Respiration is a chemical reaction 

process, which is a reaction between glucose or sugar with oxygen, which releases energy.

This is the process by which inhaling oxygen from the air causes lung inflation and then deflation occurs by exhaling 

carbon dioxide into the environment. Reactions that occur during breathing: -

C6H12O6 + 6O2 ➜ 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy

Water Composition

Water is the elixir of life on Earth. Hydrogen is a highly flammable gas and oxygen is a gas that is unlikely to react without 

burning, one another forming a covalent bond to create the most effective fire extinguisher called water.

The chemical reaction formula of water is H2O. Yes! We drink everyday chemical reactions. Water is very important for 

all metabolic processes that occur in our body. As Leonardo da Vinci states "Water is the driving force of the whole world."

 Digestion

Gastric acid consists of hydrochloric acid (HCl) and large amounts of potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl) 

secreted by parietal cells lining the stomach. This gastric acid helps convert pepsinogen to pepsin which is responsible for

 protein denaturation in the stomach.

It also kills the microorganisms in the food before they can make you sick. HCl neutralizes the acid present in the foods you

 eat thereby maintaining your acid or alkaline level to keep you healthy.

Chemical Reactions Around Us

The reaction of chemical reactions affects the things around us and there are many examples where chemicals and 

chemical reactions help us live a better life.

Cooking food, clothes we wear, fertilizers we use for plants, cement used to build homes, power plants that generate 

electricity, and many other processes that depend on chemical reactions.

Human dependence on the natural sciences is on the rise and to understand this, here are some examples that 

highlight the importance of chemical reactions around us.

Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis involves the transformation of energy and is a process of chemical reaction where plants, algae, 

and some bacteria produce their own food. This is the synthesis of glucose by using carbon dioxide and water in 

the presence of sunlight trapped by chlorophyll present in the leaves. The reaction is described as:

6 CO2 + 6 H2O + Energy Light ➜ C6H12O6 + 6 O2

Photosynthesis is the reverse process of respiration. They are both interdependent. To get an unbroken

supply of oxygen, and the plants get the carbon dioxide they need. Thus, photosynthesis plays an important role in our daily life.

Crying and Onion

When you cut the onions you damage the cells that form the inner layer of the onion, thereby releasing an alliinase enzy

me that reacts with a sulfur-containing compound known as 'prensco', which is also released while cutting.

The result of this reaction is in the formation of 1-propenyl sulfenic acid. This acid is subsequently converted to 

Propanethiol S-oxide, a volatile sulfur compound, by the LF-synthase enzyme (meaning synthesis of lachrymatory

 Factor enzyme).

This gas, known as (crying factor) The lachrymatory factor, reacting with our tears to form sulfuric acid

 causes a sore sensation in your eyes and towards the tear glands to shed tears.

Noda Removal

The soap is formed by the reaction between alkali and fatty acids. It produces molecules with one 

hydrophilic and one lipophilic end. Lipophilic ends stick oil, oil or dirt. This can be removed by soap 

and drift with the flow of water, leaving a clean surface. It's just a physical reaction that happens.

Soap and stain cleaners act as emulsifiers that allow oil and water to mix and oily mixtures and 

stains on the body and clothing can be removed after using soap, stain and water removers.

Fruit Maturation

A simple hydrocarbon gas ethylene exchanges the genes necessary to stimulate the 

secretion of a maturation enzyme that catalyzes the reaction to alter the properties of the fruit.

Ethylene channelizes are the actions of several other chemical reaction substances called

 hydrolases, amylases, pectinases and kinases. These enzymes convert starch into sugars, 

change cell walls to make them softer, neutralize acids and cause fruit to emit aromas.

Chemical reactions contribute to fruit maturation

Sunblock

Sunscreen is a combination of organic and inorganic compounds. Inorganic chemical 

reaction materials such as titanium dioxide or zinc oxide, form a barrier on the body 

that reflects or transmits UV waves.

Organic components such as octyl methoxycinnamate (OMC) or oxybenzone absorb

 UV light and release their energy as heat. It protects our skin from burning and harmful 

effects such as cancer.

The kutek removers

Nail polish consists of three types of organic solvents and elements of drying, thickening 

and hardening elements together with dye. Actually organic solvents used as an ingredient 

in nail polish are acetone or ethyl acetate.

So when you use a busting that will only bring it back to its original state. Solvent molecules 

enter between the polymer chains and separate them, making it easy to clean with cotton balls.

Fermentation

Fermentation is the conversion of complex substances to be simpler under anaerobic conditions. 

The products of fermentation are driven by the type of microorganisms that work on the substance 

when fermentation occurs.

Fermentation products are alcohols or acids and the release of carbon dioxide. For example, wine 

produced from fruit juice is alcohol as a result of fermentation by yeast, while beer is the result of 

fermentation of wheat yeast. Antibiotics are obtained by fermentation by mold and some bacteria. 

Yogurt, cheese and vinegar are products of bacterial fermentation. The yeast is obtained by yeast 

fermentation.

Aerobic Cell Respiration

Aerobic respiration requires oxygen to produce ATP. Although carbohydrates, fats, and proteins are 

consumed as reactants, it is the preferred method of breaking pyruvate in glycolysis and requiring py

ruvate to enter the mitochondria to be completely oxidized by the Krebs cycle. The products of this 

process are carbon dioxide and water, but the energy transferred is used to break strong bonds in 

ADP as a third phosphate group is added to form ATP, by substrate level phosphorylation, NADH 

and FADH2 Here is the overall equation for aerobic cell respiration:

C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy (36 ATPs)

 Anaerobic Respiration

In contrast to aerobic respiration, anaerobic respiration represents a set of chemical reactions

 that allow cells to gain energy from complex molecules without oxygen. Cell muscles perform 

anaerobic respiration every time we get rid of oxygen which then reaches them, like during 

intense or prolonged exercise. Anaerobic respiration by yeast and bacteria used for fermentation, 

to produce ethanol, carbon dioxide, and other chemicals that make cheese, wine, beer, yogurt, 

bread, and many other common products.

Anaerobic respiratory process is found in fermentation and intra-molecular respiratory reactions. 

Anaerobic glucose respiration is broken down into components of H2O and CO2. In anaerobic 

respiration, hydrogen joins together a number of components, namely Pyruvic Acid. Acetaldehyde 

further forms lactic acid and ethanol 

Examples: anaerobic respiration is lactic acid fermentation and alcohol fermentation

Fermentation of lactic acid

• Reactions

C6H12O6> 2CH3CH (OH) COOH + 2ATP (lactic acid)

Alcohol fermentation

• Reactions

C6H12O6> 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 + 2ATP (alcohol)