The Law of Conservation of Energy

In exothermic chemical reactions, chemical energy is usually converted into heat energy. Some exothermic processes involve other kinds of energy changes. For example, some liberate light energy without heat, and others produce electrical energy without heat or light. In endothermic reactions, heat energy, light energy, or electrical energy is converted into chemical energy. Although chemical changes always involve energy changes, some energy transformations do not involve chemical changes at all. For example, heat energy may be converted into electrical energy or into mechanical energy without any simultaneous chemical changes. Many experiments have demonstrated that all of the energy involved in any chemical or physical change appears in some form after the change. These observations are summarized in the Law of Conservation of Energy: