Read the paragraph, and then answer the question. Coal is a black, hard substance formed from the remains of living things that existed a long time ago. The remains were buried and exposed to pressure and temperature underneath Earth’s surface. Over time, these remains solidified.

Which of the spheres interact in the formation of coal? Check all that apply.

H atmosphere
I biosphere
J cryosphere
K geosphere
L hydrosphere

answer: enthalpy

explanation:

for a exothermic reaction, the energy is released i.e. the energy of the products is lower than the energy of the reactants.

= enthaply

= energy of products

= energy of reactants

as , thus comes out to be negative. negative value of enthalpy shows that the reaction is exothermic.

your answer is a. the enthalpy of formation for a pure element in its standard state is always positive.

the correct answer is b. a strong acid completely dissociates to its ions when dissolved in water. completely dissociates to and ions. a is incorrect because does not fully ionize to and ions and some remain as the compound . c and d are incorrect because, and do not fall into the category of bronsted lowry acids. a bronsted lowry acid is a proton donor and since both molecules do not have a proton to donate they are not bronsted lowry acids. likewise,   if we use the lewis acid definition, they cannot be acids. a lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. both and have a complete octet so can not accept any electrons which disqualifies them as acids.