Chemical bonds release energy when they break apart, and take in energy when they form. How does this observation help explain the energy released by burning wood?

The conventional equilibrium constant expression (kc) for the system below is: 2icl(s) ⇄ i2(s) + cl2(g) [cl2] ([i2] + [cl2])/2[icl] [i2][cl2]/[icl]2 none of the listed answers are correct [i2][cl2]/2[icl]

If you burn 10 kilograms of wood in a fire (combustion) what is the weight of the products after the fire has finished burning the wood?

Ageologist determines that a sample of a mineral can't be scratched by a steel nail but can be scratched by a masonry drill bit. based on this information, the sample mineral has to be softer than a. orthoclase. b. fluorite. c. apatite. d. corundum.