Question 5 of 25
During a certain chemical reaction, energy was transferred from the reaction
system to its surroundings through molecular collisions. Which statement is
true in this situation?
A. The kinetic energy of the particles in the system and its
surroundings stayed the same.
B. The particles in the surroundings lost some kinetic energy.
C. The particles differed in potential energy instead of kinetic energy.
D. The particles in the reaction system lost some kinetic energy.