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Chapter 30: Problem 7

Using \(\mathrm{G}\) as the symbol for graham cracker, \(\mathrm{Ch}\) for chocolate bar, and \(\mathrm{M}\) for marshmallow, write a "balanced chemical reaction" for the production of S'mores.

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The 'balanced chemical reaction' for the production of s'mores can be written as \(2G + Ch + M \rightarrow G-Ch-M-G\)

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Understand the components of a S'more

A s'more is a traditional nighttime campfire treat popular in the United States and Canada, consisting of a fire-roasted marshmallow (\(M\)) and a layer of chocolate (\(Ch\)) sandwiched between two pieces of graham cracker (\(G\)). Standard s'mores are made with one graham cracker broken into two squares, one chocolate bar segment, and one marshmallow.
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Write the 'Balanced Chemical Reaction'

This can be written as a reaction, similar to how chemical reactions are denoted except that instead of atoms and molecules, we have different foodstuff. Hence, the 'chemical reaction' would be: \( 2G + Ch + M \rightarrow G-Ch-M-G \). We are assuming that the resultant s'more is represented as a unique entity \(G-Ch-M-G\), indicating the sandwich of marshmallow and chocolate between two graham crackers. Notice how the number of 'reactant' entities should match the number of the unique 'product' entity.

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Most popular questions from this chapter

If you have \(36.0\) pounds of graham crackers, \(36.0\) pounds of chocolate bars, and \(36.0\) pounds of marshmallows: a) which item do you have the most of? b) which item do you have the least of? Explain your reasoning.

Using grammatically correct English sentences, explain why is it not correct to state that if we start with 36 pounds each of \(\mathrm{G}, \mathrm{Ch}\), and \(\mathrm{M}\), then we should end up with 3 \(\times 36=108\) pounds of S'mores.
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