Maya made this picture to represent a chemical reaction: Which of the following statements best explains the type of chemical reaction represented by Maya's picture?

1) It is neither a synthesis reaction nor a decomposition reaction because the total mass of the products is less than the total mass of the reactants.

2) It is neither a synthesis reaction nor a decomposition reaction because two reactants form two products.

3) It represents a synthesis reaction because the same atoms are present in the reactants and products.

4) It represents a decomposition reaction because two reactants break apart and form two products.

2) It is neither a synthesis reaction nor a decomposition reaction because two reactants form two products.

Explanation:

This is not a synthesis reaction, which takes place when two or more reactants combine to form one product. This is a single replacement reaction, where the cation of an ionic compound "trades places" with another element that becomes the cation in a new ionic compound.

first let us lay out the formula for potential

and kinetic energy:

pe = mgh

ke = (mv^2)/2

where: m=mass, v=velocity, g=gravitational

acceleration, h=height

calculating for mass using the known values of

pe:

340j = m (9.81 m/s^2) (50ft) (1m/3.28ft)

m = 2.27 kg

the law of conservation of energy states that

energy is neither created nor destroyed. therefore, the change in kinetic

energy from 50 ft to 35 ft would be equal to the change in potential energy

from 50 ft to 35 ft. however it would be opposite in signs since one is losing

while other is gaining.

ke(35ft) – ke(50ft) = - [ pe(35ft) – pe(50ft]

ke(50ft) = 0 since the brick is initially at rest

ke(35ft) = 340j - 2.27kg (9.81 m/s^2) (35ft)

(1m/3.28 ft)

ke(35ft)

= 102.38 j