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'''Chemical Energy''' is the ability of a [[chemical]] [[compound]] to change (break down) and release energy stored in its bonds.  This kind of energy is very useful for both transport and storage, and can be found in many places. <ref name="britannica.com">http://www.britannica.com/science/chemical-energy</ref>

'''Chemical Energy''' is the ability of a [[chemical]] [[compound]] to change (break down) and release energy stored in its bonds.  This kind of energy is very useful for both transport and storage, and can be found in many places.<ref name="britannica.com">http://www.britannica.com/science/chemical-energy</ref>

==Examples of Chemical Energy==

==Examples of Chemical Energy==

Chemical energy can be found in [[Battery (electrical)|batteries]], but also in many other places.  [[Food]] contains chemical energy, which by way of ingestion supplies the consuming body with energy (chemical and mechanical). <ref name="britannica.com">http://www.britannica.com/science/chemical-energy</ref>  By a reverse of this process, plants create chemical energy through the process of [[photosynthesis]].<br />

Chemical energy can be found in [[Battery (electrical)|batteries]], but also in many other places.  [[Food]] contains chemical energy, which by way of ingestion supplies the consuming body with energy (chemical and mechanical).<ref name="britannica.com"/>  By a reverse of this process, plants create chemical energy through the process of [[photosynthesis]].<br />

Flammable substances such as wood also contain chemical energy.  This energy can be converted into heat by the process of [[combustion]].<ref>http://www.eschooltoday.com/energy/kinds-of-energy/what-is-chemical-energy.html</ref><br />

Flammable substances such as wood also contain chemical energy.  This energy can be converted into heat by the process of [[combustion]].<ref>http://www.eschooltoday.com/energy/kinds-of-energy/what-is-chemical-energy.html</ref><br />

On a [[Cell|cellular]] level,  [[Adenosine triphosphate|Adenosine Triphosphate]] ([[ATP]]) is used to transfer energy from the source (the [[Mitochondria]]) to the place of need.  Since chemical energy is contained in the bonds, it is released by removing a [[phosphate]] thereby changing the molecule into [[adenosine diphosphate|Adenosine Diphosphate]] (ADP).<ref>http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/biology/atp.html</ref>  The ADT is then transferred back to the Mitochondria where energy is again expended to reattach another [[phosphate]].

On a [[cell]]ular level,  [[Adenosine triphosphate|Adenosine Triphosphate]] ([[ATP]]) is used to transfer energy from the source (the [[Mitochondria]]) to the place of need.  Since chemical energy is contained in the bonds, it is released by removing a [[phosphate]] thereby changing the molecule into [[adenosine diphosphate|Adenosine Diphosphate]] (ADP).<ref>http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/biology/atp.html</ref>  The ADT is then transferred back to the Mitochondria where energy is again expended to reattach another [[phosphate]].

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