Answer:
B. It represents the change in enthalpy for the reaction.
Explanation:
The potential energy diagram for a chemical reaction shows its potential energy plotted against the reaction progress coordinate. The potential energy diagram shows how the potential energy of reactants and products vary as reactants are converted into products.
The potential energy of the system refers to energy stored in the chemical bonds of reactants and products. The difference between the potential energy of reactants and products is known as the enthalpy of reaction. This difference in potential energy may be positive or negative. A positive difference in potential energy implies an endothermic reaction while a negative difference in potential energy implies an exothermic reaction.
The appropriate answer is b. greenhouse gases. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and methane have the ability to trap infrared radiation or heat in the atmosphere. Without these gases the Earth would be thirty degrees cooler than it is today. Pollution today has caused more of these gases to enter the atmosphere and this is the main cause of contemporary global warming.
Ozone in the stratosphere actually blocks another form of radiation called ultraviolet radiation. Geothermal energy is derived from hot rocks inside the earth.
