Exothermic Endothermic

Release heat to the surrounding (Thermal Energy) Heat Absorb heat from the surrounding
Surrounding gets hotter (negative) Temperature Change Surrounding gets colder (positive)
Reactants → Products + Energy (heat) General Equation and energy diagram Reactants + Energy (heat) → Products

∆H = negative Enthalpy change and ∆H = negative ∆H = positive

full label of Energy diagram
Activation Energy: Why Getting Started Is
the Hardest Part
many of the things we do each day
depend upon an initial push.

The bigger and more challenging an

action is, the more activation energy we
require to do it.
Terminology
• Enthalpy change ∆H is the amount of energy released or absorbed in
a reaction
• Endothermic reactions are chemical reactions in which the reactants
absorb heat energy from the surroundings to form products.
• Exothermic reactions are reactions in which energy is released into
the surroundings.
• Energy Activation is the minimum amount of energy needed to start
chemical reactions.
Project
• Create a poster explaining the application of endothermic and exothermic
reactions.
We feel excessive sweating on a
cloudy day. Why?
• Connect the explanation with the
exothermic reaction
(condensation: gas ->liquid)
• Write the symbol equation of this
physical change
• Draw the enthalpy diagram
Photosynthesis is not performed by
plants at night. Why?
• Connect the explanation with the
endothermic reaction (required
energy from sun)
• Write symbol chemical reaction
of photosynthesis
• Draw the enthalpy diagram
Why do you feel warm when you sit
near a bonfire and why?
• Connect the explanation with the
exothermic reaction (release heat
to surrounding)
• Write word equation when
burning Wood 
• Draw the enthalpy diagram,