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Offline ichiha68

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Endothermic and Exothermic
« on: April 03, 2022, 06:03:23 PM »
Why some reactions are exothermic while others are endothermic? What defines this energy release/absorption? Why some reactions need energy to be stable while others need to release?
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Re: Endothermic and Exothermic
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2022, 07:36:56 PM »
This is too broad of a question. But generally, whether a reaction is endothermic or exothermic mostly comes down to the strength (stability) of all the bonds in the reactants versus all the bonds in the products.
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