Asked by bobbert

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)
Responses

In the air, only the oxygen is part of the system.
In the air, only the oxygen is part of the system.

All of the candle is part of the surroundings.
All of the candle is part of the surroundings.

In the candle, only the wick is part of the surroundings.
In the candle, only the wick is part of the surroundings.

All of the air is part of the system.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
"In the air, only the oxygen is part of the system."

Reason: the system is the reacting species (the wick and the oxygen). Oxygen molecules in the air are part of the system; the other components of air (N2, etc.) are surroundings. The rest of the candle (nonreacting parts) and the bulk air are surroundings.