Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1285199049
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-904-7

Chapter 4 - Energy and Chemical Reactions - Questions for Review and Thought - Topical Questions - Page 189b: 20b

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The bar is what is being studied, so we called this the system. Technically, the whole rest of the universe is the surroundings. However, the book wanted a specific choice, so we choose the place where most of the heat is going--the mold--to be the surroundings.
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