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When ammonium chloride is dissolved in water, the beaker gets cold. Which type of reaction does this describe?
exothermic
endothermic
both exothermic and endothermic
neither exothermic nor endothermic
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Endothermic.
Dissolving NH4Cl absorbs heat from the surroundings (the beaker/water) so the solution gets colder. This process has a positive enthalpy of solution.
Dissolving NH4Cl absorbs heat from the surroundings (the beaker/water) so the solution gets colder. This process has a positive enthalpy of solution.
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