Commercially available hot packs are simple in design: a pouch with water on one side, isolated by a barrier from a specific salt on the other side. When the barrier is broken, the salt and water mix and the solution becomes hot. Select the statement that is true about the reaction occurring in hot packs. A. The hot pack absorbs heat from the environment. B. The reaction between the salt and water is exothermic.
C. The reaction between the salt and water is endothermic.
D. The reaction between the salt and water is neither endothermic nor exothermic.