How do we use chemistry in everyday life?

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 | Chemistry

swimming_dramastar19 asked:


For science, we have to state as many reasons as possible on how chemistry applies to my everyday life. Does anyone have any examples?

Related posts:

  1. What are some real life examples of physics? Brian asked: I’m doing a project for physics and...
  2. How can I connect a chemistry flame test lab to real life? Everything Happens to Be Purple asked: I did a...
  3. What is the difference between life science and biology? hay_box asked: im trying to find articles about life...
  4. What is the difference between forensic chemistry, forensic biology, and forensic science? H asked: I’m going to be a senior in...

Tags: , ,

Related posts:

  1. What are some real life examples of physics? Brian asked: I’m doing a project for physics and...
  2. How can I connect a chemistry flame test lab to real life? Everything Happens to Be Purple asked: I did a...
  3. What is the difference between life science and biology? hay_box asked: im trying to find articles about life...
  4. What is the difference between forensic chemistry, forensic biology, and forensic science? H asked: I’m going to be a senior in...

4 Comments to How do we use chemistry in everyday life?

whisper2roar
August 5, 2009

Cooking, mixing tea or lemonade, dissolving bath salts in the tub, doing laundry . . .

sddingman
August 8, 2009

Actually the computer chips that act as the memory and logic components of all electronics (computers, cell phones, mp3 players, video game consoles) are all constructed using chemical reactions (called vapor deposition)

redelman4319
August 8, 2009

The list would be endless. Laundry, eating (digestion of the foods are chemical reactions), cooking, using cleaning products, using medication, watering plants, using fertilizers, bathing, heating, air conditioning, using toothpaste, using deodorant, lighting matches, treating your swimming pool, caring for your fish tank, even breathing. Chemistry happens everywhere!

CHESSLARUS
August 9, 2009

You have received the most reasonable answers above. When you cook your meals (reactions of Maillard that gives the foods the desirable browny color or the denaturation of proteins in a egg with ham, etc.,) when you bake a delicious cake (release of CO2 by the action of baking powder), when you do your laundry (soap and detergent used in these action are chemical all of them), etc.

Leave a comment

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Search