Thus we can balance the oxygen atoms by putting a prefix of 25/2 on the left side. To obtain a equation containing whole numbers, we multiply the entire equation by 2. This gives the final equation. 2 C8H18 + 25 O2 ---> 16 CO2 +18 H2O.
the answer to your question is A
Answer: "The reactants are higher in energy than the products"
Explanation:
The exothermic reactions are characterized by the release of heat to the surroundings. The reactants lose heat that is delivered to the surroundings which implies that the products will be lower in energy than the reactants.
The hills that you can see in a reaction energy diagram are not related with the final change of energy. The hills are an indication of the activation energy needed to start the reaction, but they do not measure the change of energy from the products to the reactants.
The enthalpy that is a state variable that identifies the content of heat. Then the change of enthalpy for the exothermic reactions is negative, meaning that the energy of the products is lower than the energy of the reactants.
