How can a synthesis reaction be shown in real life?

Question

How might a synthesis reaction be used in industry, in the home or one found in nature?

Answer 1

I'm betting that ekinaz is confused by your question. He is talking about "synthesis" from the standpoint of developing processes in the laboratory to replicate compounds found in nature.



I'm betting you are talking about the reaction type where two reactants form a single product as in

H2 + Cl2 --> 2HCl

or 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O

or 4Fe + 3O2 --> 2Fe2O3



The last one is certainly found in "nature". Throw an iron wrench out in the yard and come back in a week. It will be nice and rusty.



Burn some coal:

C + O2 --> CO2

plus there will be some sulfur in the coal

S + O2 --> SO2

There are lots of other examples of oxidation found in nature.



Lime, CaO, found in dried clay, reacts with carbon dioxide in the air to make limestone, calcium carbonate.

CaO + CO2 --> CaCO3



The Haber process is an important reaction for making ammonia for fertilizer and other applications.

N2 + 3H2 --> 2NH3

It was very important in World War I, because it allowed Germany to make munitions long after the British blockade cut off the supply of ammonium nitrate from Chile.

Answer 2

What Is A Synthesis Reaction

Answer 3

Chemists often synthesise certain substances espeically plants to extract the desired substance. The extracted substance is used to design new drugs or to make medicine. Thus, the drugs are produced in large quantities and distributed world wide. Plants are used and sometimes animals such as snakes and insects since they have distinctive chemicals which enable hope for new medicine.