Define an exothermic reaction. Give an example of one such reaction.

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Exothermic reaction is a reaction in which reactants react to evolve heat energy along with the desired products. For example, neutralisation reaction of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide base.

HCl (aq) + NaOH (aq) $\to$ NaCl (aq) + H₂O + Heat

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