What Does One Mean by Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions?

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Exothermic reactions:
The chemical reaction in which the heat is released is known as an Exothermic reaction.
Examples are the burning of a candle and the reaction of a strong acid with water.
Endothermic reactions:
The chemical reaction in which the heat is absorbed is known as an Endothermic reaction.
Examples are melting ice cubes and melting solid salts.

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What do you understand by exothermic reaction and endothermic reaction? Give one example of each type.

(a) What do you understand by exothermic and endothermic reactions ?

(b) Give one example of an exothermic reaction and one of an endothermic reaction.

(i) Buring of natural gas (ii) Photosynthesis

(iii) Electrolysis of water (iv) Respitation

(v) Decomposition of calcium carbonate

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