Alonzo and Meg were testing different surfaces to see which one had the least friction. They predicted that the car, seen above,
would travel FASTEST down the ramp when the surface covering had the LEAST friction. Alonzo and Meg used carpet, sandpaper, and glass to cover the ramp. They let the car go, not pushing it, but letting gravity pull the car to the bottom of the ramp. What was/were the controlled variable(s) in the experiment?
The resonance contributor in cyclopentadienone (as shown in the attachment below) results into the compound having a positive charge on the carbonyl group, C=O which accounts for a highly reactive anti-aromatic 4π system. And this illustrates the reason for its instability.
Warm solvent and stirring promote quick dissolving . Also with small crystals more of the surface is in contact with the solvent than with large crystals.
