Bioluminescence is a chemical reaction that takes place in a living organism when the organism emits light. Bioluminescence doesn't consume or produce heat, hence it can be neither endothermic nor exothermic reaction. It emits a heatless light not heat.
For bioluminescence, it could be said that it is an exoenergetic reaction because it uses energy from a chemical reaction to produce light.
To solve this problem, we use Beer's Law: A= ε.l.c
A is the absorbance- 0,558
<span>ε is</span> the molar absorptivity- is <span>15000 </span><span><span>L⋅mol-1</span><span>cm-1</span></span>
<span>l is </span>the length of the cuvette- 1 cm
<span>c is</span> the molar concentration
Applying the formula,
0,558= 15000 x 1 x c
0,558/15000= c
c= <span>3.72×<span>10⁻⁵ </span> <span>mol⋅L<span>⁻¹</span></span></span>
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It is called exothermic reaction because it releases heat and light and it is called combustion reaction because it is reacting and is being oxidised by O2 to MgO.
It can also be called as oxidation reaction since Mg is oxidised to MgO.
