Is the dissolution of NaOH endothermic or exothermic

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Problem 5.61QE: When 7.11 g NH4NO3 is added to 100 mL water, the temperature of the calorimeter contents decreases...
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B. Dissolution of Sodium Hydroxide

mass of water: 200 g

initial temperature of water: 20°C

final temperature of water: 26.49°C

qwater: 5430.832 J

qdissolution: 5566.6028 J        

mass of solid NaOH: 5.0 g  

moles of solid NaOH: 0.125 mol  

ΔHof NaOH dissolution: -44.53 kJ/mol  

 Is the dissolution of NaOH endothermic or exothermic? Justify your answer.

 

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