Reference no: EM132553641

1. The diagram below shows steps in the exothermic chemical reaction of bromomethane with hydroxide to form methanol and bromide ion. The black spheres are carbon atoms, the white spheres are hydrogen atoms, the red spheres are oxygen atoms, and the blue dots are bromine atoms.

Three molecular structures labeled A, B, and C. A. Two groups of circles. The first group is composed of a white and a red circle. To the right is a black circle in the middle with three small white and one large blue circles attached on it. B. Two groups of circles. The first group is composed of a red circle with a small white circle attached on it, attached to a black circle with three small white circles attached on it. To the right is a big blue circle. C. A group of circles. A small white circle is attached on a red circle. The red circle is attached to a black circle. Three small white circles are attached on the black circle. A big blue circle is attached on the black circle.

• What is the balanced chemical equation to represent the reaction.
• Using the figures in the diagram, draw the steps of the reaction in the correct order, label each molecule in the drawings, and describe what is happening in the reaction.
• Draw an energy diagram of the reaction in which you label the energies of each step in the reaction and the activation energy.