What Is the Major Product of the Following Reaction Sequence

question 38

Multiple Choice

What is the major product of the following reaction sequence?

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Definitions:

Slate

A fine-grained, foliated metamorphic rock derived from shale, characterized by its ability to split into thin, durable layers, commonly used in roofing and flooring.

Fault Scarp

A step in the landscape caused when fault movement offsets Earth’s surface.

Columnar Joints

Distinctive polygonal shapes formed in volcanic rock due to contraction as it cools, creating pillar-like formations.

Cleavage

The tendency of a mineral to break along flat, even surfaces as determined by the structure of the mineral’s crystal lattice.