7.3 - Endothermic Reactions: Absorbing Energy from the Surroundings
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What does 'endothermic' mean?
💡 Hint: Think about how heat affects your surroundings.
Name an example of an endothermic reaction.
💡 Hint: Consider processes that require heat or light.
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What happens during an endothermic reaction?
💡 Hint: Think about what the prefix 'endo-' means.
Is photosynthesis an endothermic reaction?
💡 Hint: Recall what plants need to produce glucose.
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Explain how endothermic reactions are critical to the environmental balance of ecosystems.
💡 Hint: Think about the role of plants in ecosystems.
Calculate the energy absorbed in an endothermic process if melting 10g of ice takes 334 Joules. How does this relate to temperature change in water?
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between heat absorbed and phase changes in water.
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