Answer is: A.) R represents chemical energy, P represents thermal energy.
A natural gas stove transforms R energy into P energy.
For example methane is natural gas.
Balanced chemical reaction of methane combustion:
CH₄(g) + 2O₂(g) → CO₂(g) + 2H₂O(g) ΔH = -802.3 kJ.
This is exothermic reaction, energy is released in form of heat.
The law of conservation of energy states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant; energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be transformed or transferred from one form to another.