Which statement best describes an isolated system? a )energy flow into and out of the system but matter is contained. b) energy is contained within the system and matter is exchanged. c) neither energy nor matter are exchanged with the surroundings. d) there is no energy or matter that exists inside an isolated system.

C. Neither energy nor matter are exchanged with the surroundings.

Explanation:

Isolated system is a system that is completely cut off from its surroundings.

In an isolated system, both energy and matter are said to be conserved.

It cannot release energy to its surroundings or it cannot take in energy from the surroundings. Apart from energy, even matter cannot be exchanged .

For example if there is a hot box which is insulated and some contents like hot water or milk are poured into it, the heat energy of the water/milk cannot be lost to the surroundings and also it will not take in any heat energy from the surroundings; and the actual amount of water/milk content doesn't change. Such a system is called an isolated system.

freezing

deposition

condensation

explanation;

melting also called fusion is the process where solid becomes liquid, sublimation is the process where solid becomes gaseous without first changing to liquid, deposition involves change from gaseous to solid state, freezing involves change from liquid to solid, boiling or evaporation involves change of liquid to gaseous state, while condensation is the change from gaseous state to liquid state.

endothermic reactions involves absorption of heat from the surroundings or the environment while exothermic reactions involves loss of heat energy to the surroundings.

in this case, sublimation, evaporation and melting are endothermic reactions (gain energy from the environment) while, freezing, deposition and condensation are exothermic (loss of energy to the surroundings) reactions.