Is neutralization an endothermic or exothermic process?

Answer 1

neutralization is exothermic because the reaction of the strang base and strong acid produces heat. In other words, if you take the enthalpy of the products minus that of the reactants, you will find that the overall enthalpy is negative. Hope that helps!

Answer 2

The simple answer is because it produces heat. There are some chemical reactions which absorb heat (endothermic) such as disolving ammonium nitrate in water. Acid base reactions really all involve the same reaction, that is when an H+ ion and an OH- ion come together to form water. (Actually it is a bit more complicated than that.)

In this case, the energy contained in the separate ions is greater than the energy in a water molecule therefore, when they react, the excess heat is released.

Answer 3

In a chemical reaction (change), the reactants undergo a chemical reaction that produces products that are chemically different from the reactants. In a neutralization reaction, the reactants are an acid and a base, and the product is a salt and often also water. Consider the reaction between the reactants hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide. The products are the salt sodium chloride, and water. HCl + NaOH --> NaCl + H2O

Answer 4

Generally exothermic as neutralization is a spontaneous reaction.

Answer 5

Most reactions give off energy. They don't usually use energy