Hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide react to produce water and sodium chloride in an endothermic reaction. Which statement must be true of the reaction?
The total bond energy of water and sodium chloride is greater than the total bond energy of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide.
The bond energy used to break the bonds in hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide is less than the energy released to form the bonds in water and sodium chloride.
More bond energy is absorbed on the reactants side than is released on the products side.
The energy of each bond in water and sodium chloride is greater than the energy of each bond in hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide.
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Something is amiss here. NaOH + HCl is an EXOTHERMIC reaction.
Strange since it is the entire question.
The answer is (a) the total bond energy of water and sodium chloride is greater than the total bond energy of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide
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