1. | Identify each of the following reactions as exothermic or endothermic. | |||||||||
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2. | When potassium nitrate dissolves in water, the beaker containing the solution gets cooler. Is dissolving this salt an exothermic or an endothermic process? | |||||||||
This is an endothermic process. The reaction requires heat, which it absorbs from the surroundings (the water). This causes the water temperature to decrease. |