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Paul University Philippines

Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, 3500

BASIC EDUCATION UNIT

PAASCU LEVEL III ACCREDITED
ISO CERTIFIED

Performance Task

Submitted by:

Kian Stanlee Q. Bauag

Submitted to:

Mrs. Airah Abad

June 14,
 Chemical Reaction at Home

Burning Candle
The process of burning (as opposed to evaporating) is a chemical reaction, a
chemical change. The wax molecules are undergoing a chemical change;
they are changing into different molecules by reacting with a substance in the
air. A candle releases energy through the same substance the candle needs
to burn in a chemical change that we call combustion. The substance that
reacts with the candle wax is oxygen. It comes from the air. Putting the jar
over the candle keeps oxygen from the outside then jar from getting in. The
reaction can only used oxygen that is already in the jar. So,when that oxygen
is used up, the reaction can’t keep going. Running out of oxygen makes the
flame go out.

Washing Hands with Soap

When you mix soap and water together, you create a chemical reaction called
saponification. Saponification is the process of making soap, and it happens
when the molecules in the soap mix with the water molecules. The soap
molecules are attracted to the water molecules, and they start to interact with
each other. This interaction makes the soap molecules more stable, and they
start to form a bond with the water molecules. In addition to hard water, soap
molecules interact with magnesium ion, resulting in a precipitate that forms
when the magnesium ion reacts with them. The soap scum reduces the
soap’s ability to form bubbles as a result of this precipitate.
 Bake a Cake
when you bake a cake, the most immediately observable change is that it
expands. This is because the baking soda in it has undergone a chemical
reaction under heat to release carbon dioxide. Notice there is no carbon
dioxide in the cake before we bake it. That is what I mean by bringing about
new substances.
So why is cooking a chemical change? Because almost all cooking methods
involving the rise of temperature (which is basically to say, all cooking
methods) involve chemical changes. Once under heat, the antioxidants
omnipresent in vegetables will get oxidized and the proteins in meats will get
denatured. Among other things, the former process will mostly result in the
change of color of the vegetables, and the latter the stiffening of the meats

Submitted by: Kian Stanlee Q. Bauag

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