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A candle slowly burns until the last bit of wax and wick are gone. The two reactants in this chemical reaction are the wick and oxygen. Which statement correctly identifies components as part of the system or the surroundings for this chemical reaction?

A) In the air, only the oxygen is part of the system

B) All of the air is part of the system

C) All of the candle is part of the surroundings

D) In the candle, only the wick is part of the surroundings.

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Answer: A

Explanation:

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Only the oxygen part of the atmosphere participates in the burning of candle wax.

When the candle is burning, the wick burns and the heat generated from burning melts the wax. The liquid wax serves as a fuel that sustains the burning of the wick.

The candle wax is a hydrocarbon. Hydrocarbon compounds are generally known to burn is oxygen to produce carbon dioxide and water.

Thus, the candle wax burns in the oxygen component of the air to produce carbon dioxide and water as by-products. All other components of air do not participate in the system.

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