Unit Test Unit Test Active 13 TIME REMAINING 01:31:26 Chemical A and Chemical B react in an exothermic reaction. What can be known about what will happen when Chemical A and Chemical B are mixed together? O The new substance will need more energy to form its chemical bonds than the old substance will release. More energy will be released from the old substance than the new substance will need to form its chemical bonds. The color will change as a result of the reaction. O The substance will bubble as a result of the reaction. Save and Exit Next Submit Mark this and return

More energy is released from the old substance than the new substance needs to form its chemical bonds

Explanation:

"among the transition metal elements, manganese and zinc have a slight lowering of electronegativities. the reason behind this is that the nuclear charges of these elements are slightly weaker than the other transition metal elements due to the way their valence electrons are filled up. both manganese and zinc have their valence electrons filled up to the 4th shell with 1 pair of electrons (4s2) completely occupying it. although the electrons in the 3rd shell (3d) are yet to be paired since the outer most shell is filled up, the ability of the nucleus to attract electrons is lessened. hence,   the electronegativity (or the ability to attract electrons) is lessened."

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