This document discusses the role of chemistry in everyday life through various examples. It explains how chemistry is involved in processes like soap cleaning hands, food preservation using salt and sugar, production of cosmetics and medicines, and digestion through oxidation. Some key roles of chemistry mentioned are its use in soap and detergents as emulsifiers, food preservatives to prevent decay, and in analyzing blood and urine. The document emphasizes that chemistry is essential to modern life and without it, life would be impossible in today's technological world.
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4. Introduction
With the modernization in education, the study on chemistry has been
increased and its application on day to day life has been increased. The
principle of chemistry is a benefit for mankind. Foods we eat do have
chemistry. They comprise organic compounds like carbohydrates, starch and
sugar, protein, and lipids. Other nutrients like vitamins and minerals and
water are all important chemical compounds. The respiration process which
includes intake of oxygen and removal of carbon dioxide is used by the plant
for hotosynthesis. We use chemistry in the digestion of food in the alimentary
canal which uses enzymes to break food into tiny absorbable molecules.
Likewise, cooking is also a chemical reaction. The makeup creams and anti-
aging creams are chemical products made in the lab (Bailin,2002). Vitamins,
proteins, fats, carbohydrates, etc are chemistry in food.
5. Description on the Topic
Soap/Detergent
We used to feel surprised how soap cleans our hand and kill germs present
in our hand?
The soap contains some chemicals to do this activity so it is the application
of chemistry in our daily life. Likewise, detergent acts as a surfactant and
helps to wash clothes. The soap contains fatty acid eg. Steric, oleic, palmitic
acid, and strong alkali and detergent contain Sodium Lauryl Sulfate &
Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Phosphates, etc. They act as an emulsifier.
6. Food Preservatives
Food preservatives protect food from decaying and spoiling by bacteria and
other microorganisms. Salt, sugar, oils, and sodium benzoate are common in
our household.
7. Cosmetics
They increase the appearance of our body. Lipsticks, oils, beeswax,
perfumes, nail polish mascaras are commonly used and they contain
chemicals that can harm us too. They contain polymers, solvents, grease,
petroleum oils, colorants, pigments, etc.
8. Drugs and medicine
Chemistry is very important for preparation of the medicine. Medicine is
prepared by the use of several chemicals in a definite ratio using titration.
Medicine interact inside our body with a macromolecular target and create
biological response (ASE, 1985). Chemistry is also used to measure the
amount of sodium, potassium, and many other elements. Blood and urine
analysis is done with the help of chemistry.
9. Oxidation
The food we take is oxidized in our stomach and produces energy which is
used to do work in our daily life.
10. Self explanation of the project
I wish to express my deep gratitude and science thanks to the Principal Mrs.
Anuradha Rakshit for her encouragement and for all the facilities that he
provided for this project work. I sincerely appreciate his magnanimity by
taking me into his fold for which I shall remain indebted to. I extend my
heartily thanks to my chemistry teacher Mrs. Pooja Mohanty who guided me
to the successful completion of this project. I take this opportunity to express
my deep sense of gratitude for her in valuable guidance, constant
encouragement, immense motivation, which has sustained my efforts at all
the stages of this project work.
11. CONCLUSION
Thus the daily life chemistry is the theme of science which is all round us
every minute in every location and theme is not any shortage of example to
prone this fact without Chemistry our life is impossible so it is one medium to
live a better life and better doing. Chemistry is the need of this modern
technological world .
12. References
Garforth, F. (1986). Chemistry through the looking glass. In P. E. Childs (ed.),
Everyday chemistry (pp.4-45). Limerick, Thomond College.
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