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Ch.7 - Thermochemistry
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Capitolo 7, Problema 61b

Determine whether each process is exothermic or endothermic and indicate the sign of ΔH. a. natural gas burning on a stove b. isopropyl alcohol evaporating from skin c. water condensing from steam Indicate the sign of ΔH for the following processes.

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Identify the type of process for each scenario: exothermic or endothermic.
For an exothermic process, energy is released to the surroundings, and the sign of \( \Delta H \) is negative.
For an endothermic process, energy is absorbed from the surroundings, and the sign of \( \Delta H \) is positive.
a. Natural gas burning on a stove is a combustion reaction, which is exothermic, so \( \Delta H \) is negative.
b. Isopropyl alcohol evaporating from skin is an endothermic process, as it requires energy to change from liquid to gas, so \( \Delta H \) is positive.
c. Water condensing from steam is an exothermic process, as it releases energy when changing from gas to liquid, so \( \Delta H \) is negative.

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