
Chemistry in Context
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Author: American Chemical Society
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Chapter 4, Problem 20Q
State whether these processes are endothermic or exothermic.
- a. Charcoal burns in an outdoor grill.
- b. Water evaporates from your skin.
- c. Glucose is synthesized in the leaves of a plant by photosynthesis.
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