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Exothermic and Endothermic

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What piece of apparatus is used to measure temperature changes?

a)

Top pan balance

b)

Thermometer

c)

Colorimeter

2.

What term is given to a reaction which transfers heat energy to the surroundings?

a)

Endothermic

b)

Reversible

c)

Exothermic

3.

When barium hydroxide and ammonium chloride react, the temperature of the mixture decreases. What kind of reaction is this?

a)

Endothermic

b)

Decomposition

c)

Exothermic

4.

Which of the following should be used to contain the solution when investigating an energy change?

a)

A polystyrene cup

b)

A glass beaker

c)

A measuring cylinder

5.

If the energy change on an energy level diagram is negative, what does this tell you about the reaction?

a)

It is endothermic

b)

Nothing

c)

It is exothermic

6.

On a reaction profile, what does the height of the hump represent?

a)

The activation energy

b)

The energy change

c)

The energy released when new bonds are made

7.

Which of these is an endothermic reaction?

a)

Combustion

b)

Thermal decomposition

c)

Oxidation of magnesium

8.

What can you deduce from the reaction profile below?

a)

The reaction is endothermic

b)

A catalyst is present

c)

More energy is released than absorbed

9.

When calcium reacts with water, the temperature changes from 18°C to 39°C. Which statement is correct?

a)

The solution at the end is acidic

b)

The reaction is exothermic

c)

The reaction is reversible

10.

If a reaction releases more energy when new bonds are made than the amount of energy absorbed to break bonds in the reactants, which statement is true? - Higher

a)

It is endothermic

b)

It is exothermic

c)

It is very slow

11.

In an exothermic reaction...

a)

energy is absorbed from the surroundings and the temperature increases

b)

energy is released to the surroundings and the temperature of the surroundings increases

c)

energy is absorbed from the surroundings and the temperature of the surroundings decreases

d)

energy is released to the surroundings and the temperature of the surroundings decreases

12.

In an endothermic reaction...

a)

energy is absorbed from the surroundings and the temperature increases

b)

energy is released to the surroundings and the temperature of the surroundings increases

c)

energy is absorbed from the surroundings and the temperature of the surroundings decreases

d)

energy is released to the surroundings and the temperature of the surroundings decreases

13.

When an exothermic reaction takes place, the reaction mixture gives out heat because...

a)

more energy is released when new bonds are formed than is taken in when existing bonds in the reactants are broken

b)

the radiation energy produced by the reaction has to be got rid of via diffusion

c)

energy is always absorbed in a chemical change which makes new substances

d)

in an exothermic change, the products are less stable than the reactants

14.

When ammonium nitrate is added to water, an endothermic reaction occurs and...

a)

nothing changes

b)

the temperature of the reaction mixture falls

c)

the temperature rises

d)

heat is given out

15.

Which of the following reactions is exothermic?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Combustion

c)

Ethanoic acid + sodium carbonate

d)

Ammonium nitrate + water

16.

Where will the products be in relation to the reactants in an endothermic energy diagram?

a)

Lower

b)

Higher

c)

The same level

d)

An energy level diagram doesn't show levels

17.

Choose and write the correct answers.


The bonds between the atoms of the reactants / products need to be broken first, this is an endothermic / exothermic process. Theme bonds are made between the atoms of the reactants / products, this is an endothermic / exothermic process

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18.

If a reaction has a negative entropy and a negative enthalpy value, which of the following terms describes the energy of this reaction?

a)

Endergonic

b)

Exothermic

c)

Endothermic

d)

None of these

19.

Is respiration an Endothermic or an Exothermic reaction?

a)

Endothermic

b)

Exothermic

20.

Is this diagram endothermic or exothermic

a)

Endothermic

b)

Exotermic

c)

Exothermic

d)

Endote