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Your lab partner has been working on an independent project in the chemistry lab

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Question


Your lab partner has been working on an independent project in the chemistry lab. He holds up a test tube excitedly.
“I’ve just created a compound with a lot of high energy bonds. The reaction for its breakdown should be exergonic with a large negative G. It has a very low activation energy so decomposition should proceed easily, giving several products, including a gas…”
What is your response?
A: "That sounds a lot like cellulose."  
B: "Yikes – call the bomb squad!"   
C: "Sounds great – let’s see what happens when you add heat."   
D: "That sounds a lot like AMP."

Explanation / Answer

The correct response would be option C that is Sounds great let's see what happens when you add heat.

since its a spontaneous reaction giving additional energy in the form of it heat would fasten the reaction