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Which of these is true concerning an endothermic reaction? *

When a system absorbs more energy than it releases and has a negative AH.
When a system absorbs more energy than it releases and has a positive AH.
When a system releases more energy than it absorbs and has a negative AH.
When a system releases more energy than it absorbs and has a positive AH.

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Answer:

A system absorbs more energy than it releases and has a positive AH

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Explanation:

Endothermic (endo = into + thermic = heat) means that heat energy is going into a system.

The products will have more energy than the reactants and ΔH will be positive.

A is wrong, because ΔH is positive.

C and D are wrong, because the system absorbs more energy than it releases.

Which of these is true concerning an endothermic reaction? * When a system absorbs-example-1
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