Answer to Question #265298 in Organic Chemistry for Jess

Question

Bhim Anare was a very inquisitive foundation student at School of pure sciences at Nabua Campus. The concepts of chemistry and it relation to real life situations seemed to fascinate him and at the same time propel him on solo information search and fact-finding missions. After the completion of the missions, he would often share his findings and knowledge with his friends. Imagine you are Bhim Anare on a mission to understand the concept of endothermic and exothermic reactions. Discuss how you would explain the concept of endothermic and exothermic reaction using real life encounters and examples to help your friends understand this concept. You may use illustrations to prove your points. 

Answer 1

An exothermic process is one that gives off heat. This heat is transferred to the surroundings. An endothermic process is one in which heat has to be supplied to the system from the surroundings.

Exothermic reaction example is condensation of rain from water vapor while endothermic reaction example is evaporation of water.