A group of scientists build a net along a section of the river to separate a group of foreign fish species from the rest of the river. They wish to determine whether their experiment is a closed system by placing a colored dye in the fish's habitat and observing whether the dye escapes from the enclosure. Could this experiment determine whether the system is closed or not? Justify your answer based on the definition of a closed system. 5 sentences
No, this experiment could not determine whether the system is closed or not. A closed system is defined as a system that does not exchange matter with its surroundings, while an isolated system does not exchange energy or matter with its surroundings. By adding the colored dye to the habitat, the scientists are introducing new matter to the system, which would not be a characteristic of a closed system. Therefore, the experiment would not accurately determine whether the system is closed or not. Additional measures would need to be taken to establish whether the system is truly closed.
