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In an endothermic reaction, heat is taken in from the environment. Heat is a form of energy. Therefore, energy is taken in, i.e. absorbed.

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What endothermic reaction?

An endothermic reaction is a chemical reaction in which energy (heat, light, etc.) is absorbed instead of released as in a exothermic reaction.


What is the difference between a exothermic chemical reaction and a endothermic chemical reaction?

energy released by the reaction or energy absorbed.


Is energy released through chemical change?

It depends on whether or not the chemical reaction is exothermic or endothermic. If exothermic, then yes, energy is released. If endothermic, then no, energy is absorbed, not released.


When an endothermic chemical reaction takes place heat is released into the environment?

This statement is incorrect. In an endothermic chemical reaction, heat is absorbed from the surroundings rather than released. This results in a decrease in temperature in the surrounding environment.


What does the enthaply of reaction measure?

The enthalpy of reaction measures the amount of heat absorbed or released during a chemical reaction at constant pressure. It indicates whether a reaction is exothermic (heat is released) or endothermic (heat is absorbed).


Does energy decrease or increase during a chemical reaction?

Energy can either decrease or increase during a chemical reaction depending on whether it is an exothermic reaction (energy is released) or an endothermic reaction (energy is absorbed). In an exothermic reaction, energy is released in the form of heat, and in an endothermic reaction, energy is absorbed from the surroundings.


When energy released or absorbed?

Energy is released when a chemical reaction is exothermic, meaning that the products have less energy than the reactants. Energy is absorbed in an endothermic reaction, where the products have more energy than the reactants.


How would you know if a reaction was endothermic or exothermic?

An endothermic reaction is one in which thermal energy, or heat, is absorbed. If heat is absorbed in the reaction process, it is endothermic. By monitoring the temperature of the reactants in a reaction, an observer could identify an endothermic reaction through observation of a decrease in the temperature.


Energy is what in a chemical change?

In a chemical change, energy is either absorbed or released. When bonds are broken, energy is absorbed (endothermic reaction), and when bonds are formed, energy is released (exothermic reaction). Overall, the total energy of the system may change during a chemical reaction.


What is difference between released chemical energy and absorbed chemical energy?

When chemical energy is released, it is released to the environment in the form of heat. This heat can be felt and measured. When a reaction results in an increase in temperature, energy has been released (it gets hot), and you have an exothermic reaction. When chemical energy is absorbed, it is taken from the environment. This causes a decrease in the temperature of the surroundings. Energy has been absorbed from the environment around the reaction (it gets cold), and you have an endothermic reaction.


What is energy released or absorbed during chemical change called?

It depends. There are two types of chemical reaction int his sense. Exothermic reactions release energy and endothermic reactions absorb it.


Energy is neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction Explain where the energy released or absorbed by the reactions comes from or goes to?

Energy released by a chemical reaction is released as heat to the surroundings thus rising the temperature of the room or lab etc where the reaction is taking place. Similarly, energy absorbed by endothermic is either supplied by external heating of reaction mixture over a flame or absorbed from surroundings.