A chemist is performing a chemical reaction under a fume hood. The chemist has a set of beakers, flasks, and tubes set up under the fume hood, with various liquids being combined inside the glass containers. The fume hood is turned on in order to withdraw any toxic gases and expel them outside the building.
Which part of this system is designated as the chemical reaction system?
liquid contents of the glass containers
the glass containers
outside of the building
inside the fume hood
1 answer
The chemical reaction system in this scenario would be the liquid contents of the glass containers. They are being combined together to produce a chemical reaction. The glass containers are simply the vessels holding the liquids, and the fume hood is the apparatus being used to ensure safety during the experiment. The outside of the building is unrelated to the chemical reaction system.