You hold a beaker in your hands as a chemical reaction occurs. The beaker gets warm to the touch as the reaction progresses. Based on this observation, you might guess that the reaction is(1 point)

Question

You hold a beaker in your hands as a chemical reaction occurs. The beaker gets warm to the touch as the reaction progresses. Based on this observation, you might guess that the reaction is(1 point)
Responses

Exothermic
Exothermic

Hexothermic
Hexothermic

Endothermic
Endothermic

Isothermic

GPT-4o mini · Answer

Based on the observation that the beaker gets warm to the touch as the reaction progresses, you might guess that the reaction is **Exothermic**. Exothermic reactions release heat, causing the temperature of the surroundings (in this case, the beaker) to increase.