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When ammonium chloride and water interact, less energy is released from breaking the bonds in the water and ammonium chloride than what is required to form the bonds of the new substance.

What is happening in the reaction?

An endothermic reaction is occurring.
An exothermic reaction is occurring.
Energy is being released into the surroundings.
Energy escapes as light into the surroundings.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
An endothermic reaction is occurring.

Because more energy is required to break the initial bonds than is released when new bonds form, the net effect is absorption of energy from the surroundings (the solution becomes colder). Energy is not released, and it’s not escaping as light.