A is Ea, which stands for activating energy. Energy is needed to get the reaction underway and Ea is the energy needed to “start” the reaction.
B is the temperature either released or absorbed.
The diagram shows that the reaction is exothermic based on the fact that the products energy is lower than the reactants. That is because energy (which is temperature in this case) is released during the process. If the reactants would have been lower than the products, the reaction would be endothermic.
Explanation:
The reaction is CaCO
3
+2HCl→CaCl
2
+H
2
O+CO
2
.
Thus, 2 moles of HCl reacts with one mole of calcium carbonate to produce one mole each of calcium chloride, water and carbon dioxide respectively.
Hence, 3 moles of HCl will react with excess of calcium carbonate to produce 3×
2
1
=1.5 mol of carbon dioxide
Steel is an alloy and consists of more than one element (mainly iron and carbon), therefore steel is a mixture.
The formula is SrCl2. hope this helps
