EXPLAIN How did energy change form in the calorimeter lab? As the food burned, thermal chemical nuclear energy was transformed into
thermal chemical | nuclear energy. Thus, a form of kinetic | potential energy was
converted to a form of kinetic potential energy.

Chemical energy is converted into thermal and mechanical energy while kinetic energy into potential energy.

Explanation:

As the breakdown of food started, the chemical energy present in the food substances converted into thermal energy and mechanical energy. Thermal or heat energy is used to maintain the body's temperature while mechanical energy is used in other activities such as movement of muscles. Kinetic energy is also converted into potential energy when the object moves from top of a place such as hill.

in scientific notation, the value of the  speed of light in a vacuum

  will be written as 2.995 * 10^8. when this value is represented in the form of

  a * 10^b, then, a = 2.995 and b = 8.

the value of the speed of light in a vacuum given above can also be rounded up to approximately 300000000. in this case, the scientific notation will be written as 3 *10^8.