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What is the difference between endothermic and exothermic reaction (shortest answer)

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The easiest way to explain endo and exothermic reactions are that endothermic reactions absorb energy and exothermic reactions release energy.

The way I remember this is that with exothermic reactions, the heat exits. Endothermic is just the opposite.

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An exothermic process releases heat, causing the temperature of the immediate surroundings to rise. An ethothermic process absorbs heat and cools the surroundings. Hope this helped.

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