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Exothermic (gives off heat - and light!).

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Q: Is the chemical reaction for the combustion of magnesium endothermic or exothermic?
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Is the reaction of magnesium sulfate and water exothermic or endothermic?

It is not a chemical reaction, it is dissolution; this physical process is exothermic.


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Two kind of chemical reactions are exothermic and endothermic reactions. An exothermic reaction is one that releases energy. An endothermic reaction is one that absorbs energy. Hope this helps!! :)


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Are the chemical reactions of a battery an exothermic or an endothermic reaction?

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What is striking a match an example of?

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