METALS ARE MAGNETIC(and maybe metalloids)
B. slows down is your answer, obviously as it approaches carrying capacity, there would be less available space to find in the place of inhabitance, so less and less population units would be able to find the place of inhabitance suitable for living, or can't find enough space to live in.
The heat energy breaks down the bonds between the molecules of the solid so the molecules become looser. Further hearing of the liquid causes the bonds to be broken down and the molecules will move further apart.
Given teh equation adn the heat of reaction, reaction 2's heat of reaction can be obtained by simply multiplying teh heat of reaction of 1 by 3. The final answer is -6129 kJ.