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Differentiate betweenthe following.

Chemical and Biochemical reactions


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Chemical reactionsBiochemical reactions
  • Chemical reaction takes place in labs, industries, manufacturing plants etc
  • Chemical catalyst such as Fe/Ni are used to moderate the reaction
  • Example Haber's process where Ammonia(NH3) is formed with combination of Nitrogen(N2) and hydrogen gas(H2).
  • The most of biological reaction takes place inside living organisms.
  • Enzymes acts as a biological catalyst
  • Digestion inside the body is an example of biochemical reaction which helps to break different complex molecules into easily absorbable smaller units.

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