cooking, combustion (as in internal combustion engine), cleaning, medicine, batteries, plasma TVs, LCD screens, air conditioning...
2007-10-09 08:36:07
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answer #1
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answered by JD 3
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Combustion of gasoline, roughly C8H18, in O2 to CO2 + H2O.
Combustion of natural gas (CH4) or propane (C3H8) or butane (C4H10) to CO2 + H2O
Digestion of starch, proteins, and fats by hydrolysis with H2O to form simple sugars, amino acids, glycerol, and fatty acids.
Metabolism (oxidation) of sugars, fatty acids, and glycerol to CO2 + H2O plus energy.
2007-10-09 08:33:31
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answer #2
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answered by steve_geo1 7
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Breathing...taking in oxygen and the conversion to carbon dioxide and water by exhalation.
2007-10-09 08:33:15
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answer #3
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answered by dr. perky (>^_^)><3 2
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bleaching stains, fermenting sugar, oxidizing paint, tarnishing silver, baking bread , cooking food, firing pottery, burning anything, enzymes digesting food, photsynthesis, legumes fixing nitrogen,
2007-10-09 08:36:17
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answer #4
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answered by Steve O 7
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rusting is one
anything that decomposes
lightning I think
2007-10-09 08:30:56
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answered by banditsns1391 3
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