A mining crew extracted two different types of minerals from underground. Then, they transferred the same amount of energy into both minerals. Why did mineral A change while mineral B stayed the same? Explain what happened to the molecules of both minerals...

The characteristics of two different types of reactions are shown below: reaction a: electrons are gained by the atoms of an element. reaction b: protons are lost by the atom of an element. which statement is true about the atoms of the elements that participate in the two reactions? their identity changes in both reaction a and reaction b. their identity changes in reaction a but not in reaction b. their identity changes in reaction b but not in reaction a. their identity remains the same in both reaction a and reaction b.