A reaction is taking place inside a glass beaker. The glass beaker is located inside another larger beaker that is filled with room temperature water. As the reaction takes place, you measure the temperature of the contents within the reaction breaker. You have directly measured the temperature change in ____________.
Select one:
a. the system
b. the surroundings
c. inside the reaction beaker
d. the atmosphere

Question

A reaction is taking place inside a glass beaker. The glass beaker is located inside another larger beaker that is filled with room temperature water. As the reaction takes place, you measure the temperature of the contents within the reaction breaker. You have directly measured the temperature change in ____________.
Select one:
a. the system
b. the surroundings
c. inside the reaction beaker
d. the atmosphere

anonymous · Answer

@KendrickLamar2014 @Ondinana

anonymous · Answer

i thought it was b, but i was incorrect

academicgurusinc · Answer

Option A i.e. the system is the correct answer because in heat and thermodynamics, reaction mixture (which is undergoing a change) is the system, Wall of smaller beaker is the Boundary and everything outside the boundary is Surroundings. I hope that helps. If you found this helpful, I encourage you to subscribe to our youtube channel ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYiI7SmkU4_vhdSzKBWsifg), to stay current with all of our new videos. Regards, Academic Gurus Inc. Twitter (Academic_Gurus) Facebook (AcademicGurusInc) Youtube (Academic Gurus Inc)

ondinana · Answer

Omg sorry I wasn't available to help! D:

ondinana · Answer

I'm thinking it's C but I'm not too sure. Hope you got it right!