Key term for OCR GCSE Chemistry B, used in Industrial chemical synthesis.
A reaction that releases energy to the surroundings, meaning an increase in temperature will shift its equilibrium position to the reactant side.
Exothermic reaction appears in OCR GCSE Chemistry B revision content for Making useful chemicals, especially Industrial chemical synthesis and Rate vs equilibrium trade-off.
Making useful chemicals
Industrial chemical synthesis • Rate vs equilibrium trade-off
Air and water
Energy changes in reactions • Investigating temperature changes
Air and water
Energy changes in reactions • Arithmetic in energy calculations
Air and water
Energy changes in reactions • Interpreting reaction profiles
Air and water
Energy changes in reactions • Activation energy
Air and water
Energy changes in reactions • Reaction profiles
Air and water
Energy changes in reactions • Exothermic and endothermic reactions
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