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Which is one way to determine whether a reaction was a chemical reaction or a nuclear reaction?

ACheck for a change in total mass during the reaction
Bcheck to see if any energy was released during the reaction
CMeasure the temperature change during the reaction
Dmeasure the total volume of gas released during the reaction

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Answer:

B) check to see if any energy was released during the reaction

Explanation:

Energy changes accompanying nuclear reactions are much larger. This energy comes from the destruction of mass. In a nuclear reaction, mass is not strictly conserved. Some of the mass is converted into energy, according to the equation E = mc2 and the order of energy evolved during a nuclear reaction is much higher than that of a chemical reaction. So, one of the significant way to determine weather the reaction is chemical or nuclear is to check how much energy was released during the reaction.

Answer:

Check for a change in total mass during the reaction.

Explanation:

It is not Check to see if any energy was released during the reaction.

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