Which, if any of the following, constitute a closed system? (a) A sealed container in which a chemical reaction occurs. (b) A dog. (c) An open beaker in the lab, in which a reaction occurs. (d) A mixture of gases inside a sealed impenetrable balloon.   2. What is the definition of an isolated system? How could you approximate an isolated system in the lab?

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1. Which, if any of the following, constitute a closed system?
(a) A sealed container in which a chemical reaction occurs.
(b) A dog.
(c) An open beaker in the lab, in which a reaction occurs.
(d) A mixture of gases inside a sealed impenetrable balloon.

 

2. What is the definition of an isolated system? How could you approximate an
isolated system in the lab? 

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