Select the correct answer. A student has a piece of aluminum metal. Which is the most reasonable assumption the student could make about the metal? A. It would only conduct electricity if it were melted. B. It could melt and boil if thrown into a campfire. C. It would break if it were hit with a hammer. D. It will always have the exact same shape. E. It could be stretched into a thin wire.

a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.

c

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