Time and concentration data were collected for the reaction A ⟶ products A⟶products t (s) [A] (M) 0 0.52 0.52 20 0.43 0.43 40 0.35 0.35 60 0.29 0.29 80 0.23 0.23 100 0.19 0.19 The blue curve is the plot of the data. The straight orange line is tangent to the blue curve at t = 40 s. t=40 s. Approximate the instantaneous rate of this reaction at time t = 40 s.

The picture represents the process that produces most of the energy used by living organisms on earth. which process is represented in the picture? a) the magnetic attraction between two hydrogen nuclei. b) the fusion of hydrogen nuclei to produce a helium nucleus in the core of the sun. c) the fission of hydrogen nuclei to produce a helium nucleus in the core of the sun. d) the chemical reaction between hydrogen nuclei to produce a helium nucleus in earth's atmosphere.