Regarding this response, the appropriate statement is:.
B. The reaction is exothermic.
Because the potential energy of the products is lower than that of the reactants, energy must be released during the reaction. This indicates that the reaction is exothermic, which means that heat is released as a form of energy. Given that glycerol and potassium permanganate react spontaneously when combined, which suggests that the reaction is energetically advantageous, this is consistent with the fact that the reaction is favorable. The following statements are false in this situation: A. Due to the energy released during the reaction, the total potential energy of the system is not constant. C. The system's activation energy is always positive, so it can never be negative. Since endothermic reactions draw energy from their surroundings, the reaction is not endothermic.