Using the Product Rule of Exponents, what is the exponent of 7(2) ⋅ 7(3) in exponential simplest form?

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To simplify the expression \( 7^2 \cdot 7^3 \) using the Product Rule of Exponents, we apply the rule which states that when we multiply two exponential expressions with the same base, we add the exponents.

Thus, we have:

\[ 7^2 \cdot 7^3 = 7^{2 + 3} \]

Calculating the exponent:

\[ 2 + 3 = 5 \]

Therefore, the expression simplifies to:

\[ 7^5 \]

So, the exponent of \( 7^2 \cdot 7^3 \) in exponential simplest form is \( \boxed{5} \).