For each of the following, define a system and its surroundings, and give the direction of energy

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For each of the following, define a system and its surroundings, and give the direction of energy transfer between system and surroundings.

(a) Methane burns in a gas furnace in your home.

(b) Water drops, sitting on your skin after a swim, evaporate.

(c) Water, at 25°C, is placed in the freezing compartment of a refrigerator, where it cools and eventually solidifies.

(d) Aluminum and Fe2O3(s) are mixed in a flask sitting on a laboratory bench. A reaction occurs, and a large quantity of energy is evolved as heat.

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Chemistry And Chemical Reactivity

ISBN: 9780357001172

10th Edition

Authors: John C. Kotz, Paul M. Treichel, John Townsend, David Treichel

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