What is the difference between adding heat to exothermic and adding heat to endothermic?
Heating an exothermic reaction shifts it backward (toward reactants); heating an endothermic one shifts it forward (toward products).
Heating an exothermic reaction shifts it backward (toward reactants); heating an endothermic one shifts it forward (toward products). A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.
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adding heat to exothermic vs adding heat to endothermic
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