Does the equation describe a chemical change or a physical change? Explain your reasoning. C17H17ON3(s) + 2C4H6O3(l) - -> C21H21O5N(s) + 2C2H4O2(l)

Chemical change

Explanation:

There are types of changes in nature namely: physical change and chemical change. A physical change is a change that does not alter the chemical composition of the substances involved, hence, no new substances are formed. On the other hand, a chemical change changes the chemical composition of the involved substances to form new substances.

Based on the definition of the types of changes below, the equation depicted in this question is a CHEMICAL CHANGE because it involves a rearrangement of the atoms of each element in the reactants to produce new sets of products with a new chemical formula.

C17H17ON3(s) + 2C4H6O3(l) → C21H21O5N(s) + 2C2H4O2(l)

first let us lay out the formula for potential

and kinetic energy:

pe = mgh

ke = (mv^2)/2

where: m=mass, v=velocity, g=gravitational

acceleration, h=height

calculating for mass using the known values of

pe:

340j = m (9.81 m/s^2) (50ft) (1m/3.28ft)

m = 2.27 kg

the law of conservation of energy states that

energy is neither created nor destroyed. therefore, the change in kinetic

energy from 50 ft to 35 ft would be equal to the change in potential energy

from 50 ft to 35 ft. however it would be opposite in signs since one is losing

while other is gaining.

ke(35ft) – ke(50ft) = - [ pe(35ft) – pe(50ft]

ke(50ft) = 0 since the brick is initially at rest

ke(35ft) = 340j - 2.27kg (9.81 m/s^2) (35ft)

(1m/3.28 ft)

ke(35ft)

= 102.38 j