The formation of which product(s) will most likely be observed in a combustion reaction?
a. an oxide
b. one element and one compound
c. an element
d. two ionic compounds

The covalent compound acetylene, which is the fuel of the oxyacetylene torch used by welders, has the molecular formula c2h2. the covalent compound benzene, a commercial solvent, has the molecular formula c6h6 each of these covalent compounds contains carbon and hydrogen atoms in a one-to-one ratio. would it be correct to write the chemical formulas of each as ch? explain.

Which of the following is an example of physical change not a chemical change? a) a log gives off heat and light as it burns. b) a tree stores energy from the sun in its fruit. c) a penny lost in the grass slowly changes color. d) a water pipe freezes and cracks on a cold night.

Two people each hold the end of a rope and create waves by moving their arms up and down. this wave is best classified as a transverse wave because a) both the rope particles and the wave are moving in the same direction. b) the wave is moving up and down as the particles of the rope move horizontally. c) the wave is moving horizontally as the particles of the rope move up and down. eliminate d) the wave is moving in a parallel direction with the motion of the person's arms.