How Can Both Clay and Ice Crystals Enhance Chemical Reactions

question 17

Multiple Choice

How can both clay and ice crystals enhance chemical reactions necessary to form complex organic molecules?

• A) Both have highly reactive surfaces that help to lower the energy of activation for reactions that form complex organic molecules.
• B) Both trap the water needed in reactions that result in organic molecules.
• C) Both have the necessary elements to form amino acids.
• D) Both have microscopic spaces that help to concentrate reagents, facilitating reactions involving those reagents.

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