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The energy stored in food is


A

chemical energy

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potential energy.

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nuclear energy

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Solution

The correct option is A

chemical energy


  1. Chemical energy is released when our food gets combined with the oxygen which we inhale while respiration.
  2. Such reactions are called exothermic.
  3. The stored energy is used for the body to do work, like walking, talking, and thinking.
  4. Thus, food possesses chemical energy.

So option A is correct.


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