Asked by mimis

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

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

Explanation: more energy is required to break the original bonds than is released when new bonds form, so the reaction absorbs net energy from the surroundings (the solution gets colder). Energy is not being released into the surroundings, nor escaping as light.