Introduction

How does society use certain chemical reactions to its advantage?



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Countless chemical reactions are occurring in your body and all around you at all times, from cellular respiration occurring in your mitochondria to photosynthesis occurring in plant leaves to the battery in your phone.

In this lesson, you will look at some examples of chemical reactions that produce useful substances and energy.

  Targets

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to

  • provide examples of household, commercial, and industrial processes that use chemical reactions to produce useful substances
  • provide examples of household, commercial, and industrial processes that use chemical reactions to produce energy
  • identify chemical reactions that are significant in society

  Watch This

6 Chemical Reactions that Changed History @ YouTube It’s Okay To Be Smart  


Watch this video. It goes over six chemical reactions that changed history. Keep in mind that the formation of an alloy is a physical change not a chemical change.  This will help get you in the right mindset for this lesson.




  Digging Deeper

Here are some more details about the yummy Maillard reaction that was introduced to you in the video.

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B9.1a A Guide to the Maillard Reaction