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AQA GCSE Chemistry 4.5 Energy changes overview quiz quiz

12questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What happens to the temperature of the surroundings in an exothermic reaction?

  2. Which of these is an endothermic process?

  3. On a reaction profile for an exothermic reaction, where are the products?

  4. What is the activation energy?

  5. How does a catalyst change a reaction profile?

  6. Is breaking bonds exothermic or endothermic?

  7. How is the overall energy change of a reaction calculated from bond energies?

  8. A reaction breaks bonds needing 18001800 kJ and makes bonds releasing 20002000 kJ. What is the energy change?

  9. A bond energy calculation gives a positive energy change. What does this tell you?

  10. Why is a polystyrene cup with a lid used in the temperature-change required practical?

  11. Which everyday product relies on an exothermic reaction?

  12. What does the height of the hump above the reactants on a reaction profile represent?