Question

Fill in the blanks to complete the following description.

(3 points)
This reaction gives off thermal energy, so we say it is
. If you could safely put your hand near the container as soon as it was safe to do so after the reaction had finished, you would expect the surroundings to feel
. You would expect the ending temperature to be
20 degrees Celsius.

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

This reaction gives off thermal energy, so we say it is exothermic. If you could safely put your hand near the container as soon as it was safe to do so after the reaction had finished, you would expect the surroundings to feel warm. You would expect the ending temperature to be above 20 degrees Celsius.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

This reaction gives off thermal energy, so we say it is exothermic. If you could safely put your hand near the container as soon as it was safe to do so after the reaction had finished, you would expect the surroundings to feel warm. You would expect the ending temperature to be higher than 20 degrees Celsius.