Question

What is the law of conservation of energy, and how does it relate to chemical reactions?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Law of Conservation of Energy is the total energy of an isolated system that is remaining constant, it is conserved over time.

Explanation:

How does it relate to a chemical reaction: Chemical energy is converted to kinetic energy when a stick of dynamite explodes.

Answer 2

Answer:

The law of conservation of energy states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed - only converted from one form of energy to another. This means that a system always has the same amount of energy, unless it's added from the outside. This is particularly confusing in the case of non-conservative forces, where energy is converted from mechanical energy into thermal energy, but the overall energy does remain the same. The only way to use energy is to transform energy from one form to another.

Explanation:

Chemical reactions occur when chemical bonds between atoms are formed or broken. The substances that go into a chemical reaction are called the reactants, and the substances produced at the end of the reaction are known as the products.