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Why does the temperature in exothermic reactions increase, reach a maximum, and then decrease?

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The temp. increases quickly due to the reaction and quickly reaches a maximum. Then the temp. decreases due to the heat gained by the surroundings because heat flowed through the walls of the calorimeter

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