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  • Understanding Chemical Reactions: Everyday Examples & Processes
    There are many situations in which a chemical reaction is occurring. Here are a few examples:

    * Digestion: When you eat food, the chemicals in your saliva and stomach acids break down the food into smaller molecules that your body can absorb.

    * Photosynthesis: Plants use the energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.

    * Cellular respiration: Cells use oxygen to break down glucose and produce energy for the cell.

    * Rusting: Iron reacts with oxygen to form iron oxide, or rust.

    * Baking: When you bake a cake, the baking powder reacts with other ingredients to produce carbon dioxide gas, which causes the cake to rise.

    * Frying an egg: When you fry an egg, the proteins in the egg react with the heat of the pan to form a solid structure.

    * Burning wood: When wood burns, the cellulose and lignin in the wood react with oxygen to produce carbon dioxide, water vapor, and heat.

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