I assume the question refers to the nail on the right.
I would go with water as the surroundings.
Which detail in this image would be considered part of the surroundings in this chemical reaction?
(The image shows two jars with one individual nail in the both of them. The nail in the jar on the left looks normal while the nail in the jar on the right is dissolving in some beige solution.)
A: the water
B: the jar
C: dissolved oxygen
D: the nail
2 answers
DrBob222 is incorrect.
The correct answer is B: the jar
The correct answer is B: the jar