Consider the following molecule. in common nomenclature, what greek letter would be assigned to the carbon indicated by an asterisk?
alpha
beta
gamma
epsilon

beta

Explanation: the beta carbon is the second after the alpha carbon( carbon bonding to the functional group)

a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.