Duelling Chemists

About this topic

Revise Energetics, including where does an exothermic reaction transfer energy, where does an endothermic reaction take energy from, what usually happens to the surroundings during an exothermic reaction and what usually happens to the surroundings during an endothermic reaction.

This topic covers

• where does an exothermic reaction transfer energy
• where does an endothermic reaction take energy from
• what usually happens to the surroundings during an exothermic reaction
• what usually happens to the surroundings during an endothermic reaction

Example question types

• answer a short question such as “Where does an exothermic reaction transfer energy”
• answer a short question such as “Where does an endothermic reaction take energy from”
• answer a short question such as “What usually happens to the surroundings during an exothermic reaction”