A candle slowly burns until the last bit of wax and wick are gone. The two reactants in this chemical

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A candle slowly burns until the last bit of wax and wick are gone. The two reactants in this chemical

reaction are the wick and oxygen. Which statement correctly identifies components as part of the
system or the surroundings for this chemical reaction? (1 point)
In the candle, only the wick is part of the surroundings.
All of the air is part of the system.
All of the candle is part of the surroundings.
In the air, only the oxygen is part of the system.

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Answer 1

Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
20 days ago

To correctly identify the components as part of the system or the surroundings for the chemical reaction involved in candle burning:

- The system typically includes the reactants and products involved in the chemical reaction. In this case, the wick (which contains the wax) and the oxygen in the air are part of the system.
- The surroundings include everything else that can exchange energy or matter with the system, which would be the external environment surrounding the candle.

Considering this, the correct statement would be:
**In the air, only the oxygen is part of the system.**

This indicates that the oxygen in the air is a reactant involved in the reaction, while the rest of the air (nitrogen, etc.) and external environment are part of the surroundings.