EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Chemical energy is stored in the bonds that connect atoms with other atoms and molecules with other molecules. Because chemical energy is stored, it is a form of potential energy. When a chemical reaction takes place, the stored chemical energy is released.

Detailed explanation-2: -Chemical energy is the potential energy stored in the arrangement of atoms within molecules. Breaking chemical bonds requires energy, while forming new chemical bonds releases energy. The more energy that’s released when a bond forms, the more stable that bond is.

Detailed explanation-3: -Potential energy is stored energy and the energy of position. Chemical energy is energy stored in the bonds of atoms and molecules. Batteries, biomass, petroleum, natural gas, and coal are examples of chemical energy.

Detailed explanation-4: -The potential energy of chemical energy is found stored in the chemical bonds that bind atoms in molecules. Breaking these bonds apart or reforming them by adding fuels or reactants releases the chemical energy in the bonds. We call this breaking and forming of bonds a chemical reaction.

Detailed explanation-5: -The energy stored in the chemical bonds of a molecule and available to perform work once that bond is broken is called the chemical potential energy of the molecule. It is a potential energy because the energy is stored (i.e. potential for energy release) until the bond is broken.