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Question
What role does energy play in initiating a chemical change ?
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Solution
In a chemical change molecules and atoms rearrange themselves to form new substances. This process involves some energy changes. In some changes energy is absorbed
e. g. burning of a substance and in some cases energy is evolved e.g. photosynthesis
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