Endothermic Reaction Chemistry Example 4

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Example 4

easy
Cooking an egg requires continuous heat input. Is this an endothermic or exothermic process?

Solution

  1. 1
    Cooking requires energy to be absorbed by the egg to denature proteins.
  2. 2
    Since energy flows into the system, this is endothermic.

Answer

Endothermic\text{Endothermic}
Processes that require continuous energy input are endothermic. Removing the heat source stops the cooking process.

About Endothermic Reaction

A chemical reaction that absorbs energy (usually as heat) from the surroundings, resulting in a decrease in surrounding temperature and a positive enthalpy change (ฮ”H>0\Delta H > 0).

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