After a reaction occurs in solution, you observe that the surrounding solution gets colder. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A) The reaction is endothermic B) The solution is losing heat to the reaction C) The reaction requires more energy in breaking bonds than it produces by making bonds Group of answer choices Both A and B A only B only All of A, B, and C C only
Thermochemistry
Thermochemistry can be considered as a branch of thermodynamics that deals with the connections between warmth, work, and various types of energy, formed because of different synthetic and actual cycles. Thermochemistry describes the energy changes that occur as a result of reactions or chemical changes in a substance.
Exergonic Reaction
The term exergonic is derived from the Greek word in which ‘ergon’ means work and exergonic means ‘work outside’. Exergonic reactions releases work energy. Exergonic reactions are different from exothermic reactions, the one that releases only heat energy during the course of the reaction. So, exothermic reaction is one type of exergonic reaction. Exergonic reaction releases work energy in different forms like heat, light or sound. For example, a glow stick releases light making that an exergonic reaction and not an exothermic reaction since no heat is released. Even endothermic reactions at very high temperature are exergonic.
i) If a reaction releases heat, it is an exothermic reaction and if the reaction absorbs heat, it is an endothermic reaction.
ii) An exothermic reaction makes the surroundings hotter and an endothermic reaction makes the surroundings colder.
iii) For an exothermic reaction, heat of reaction < 0 and for endothermic reaction, heat of reaction > 0.
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