Answer:
- Option d. i<u><em>t is higher than the energy of both reactants and products</em></u>
Explanation:
<em>Activated complex</em>, also known as transition state, is the intermediate structure formed in the course of a chemical reaction.
The activated complex is very unstable and of short life: it is at the peak of the potential chemical diagram, and can transform either into the reactants (backward) or the products (forward).
The activation energy of the reaction is the energy needed to reach the activated complex, then both reactants and products are lower in potential chemical energy than the activated complex, which is what explains why the activated complex can transform into one or another, reactants or products.
I'm not 100% sure that this is right but I think D. is correct.
Answer:
Ca²⁺ and Cl⁻
Explanation:
In a chemical reaction, spectator ions are ions that <em>are not involved in the reaction</em>, that means are the same before and after the reaction.
In water, calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)₂ is dissociated in Ca²⁺ and OH⁻. Also, hydrochloric acid, HCl, dissociates in H⁺ and Cl⁻. The reaction is:
Ca²⁺ + 2OH⁻ + 2H⁺ + 2Cl⁻ → 2H₂O + Ca²⁺ + 2Cl⁻
<em>The ions that react are H⁺ and OH⁻ (Acid and base producing water)</em>
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And the ions that are not reacting, <em>spectator ions</em>, are:
<h3>Ca²⁺ and Cl⁻</h3>
I'm pretty sure it's Nuclear Reactions. Not very sure.
