) Consider the starting materials and reagents. What do you expect to happen at the beginning of this reaction (Boxes 1-3 on the following page)? Explain your answer. Be sure to identify the species that act as electrophiles, nucleophiles, acids, or bases in Boxes 1-3 as part of your answer. (100 words max)

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Explanation:

functional group found in the major organic product = alpha -beta unsaturated ketone

Reaction used to form this functional group = Michael condensation reaction

Also other reactions are - Aldol condensation , Robinson annulation reaction.

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the correct answer is answer a. a mixture

no other options make sense

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answer : one can design an experiment using a liquid and an additive that can be added to the liquid and observe the chemical changes in the reaction species.

one would need a beaker which is filled with a known amount of the liquid in which thermometer is placed to measure the temperature changes; after addition of the additive to the liquid solution one can note down the temperature change and find whether the reaction is endothermic or exothermic in nature. by subtracting the initial temperature value with the final temperature one can find the temperature changes.

various combinations of liquid and additive can be used. liquid in this case can be a known quantity of water and additives can be epsom salt or without epsom salt the experiment can be conducted to notice the changes. water and ice, hydrogen peroxide and dry yeast, vinegar and baking soda,etc.