Which cannot be used to control the rate of reaction?
a. the temperature of the environment surrounding a reaction
b. the amount of reactant in a given volume of solution
c. the amount of heat applied to a reaction
d. the time a reaction is allowed to proceed

It's is either C or D

Combustion is the act or process of burning. therefore, i believe the answer is  a: burning wood. 

Vander waals forces are inter molecular bonds that exist within molecules of the same substance. a water molecule is made up of oxygen and hydrogen atoms which share electrons between each other. the vander waals forces are forces that exist between multitude of different  molecules of water. dipole dipole forces is the type of vander waals force that exist in water. the oxygen atom which is more electronegative pulls the shared electron closer to itself thus generating a partial negative charge while the hydrogen acquire a partial positive charge. these two different charges causes attraction to occur in water molecules.