Consider the reaction pathway graph below.

which kind of reaction does this graph represent?
a. exothermic because hrxn = –167 kj
b. exothermic because hrxn = 167 kj
c. endothermic because hrxn = –1,083 kj
d. endothermic because hrxn = 1,083 kj

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The reaction that the graph represents is A. Exothermic because Hrxn=-167 kJ

To calculate Hrxn we apply the following equation:



Looking at the graph, and at the result of the calculations, we can see that the enthalpy of the products is lower than the enthalpy of the reagents, because the sign is negative. That means that the reaction releases energy in the form of heat and that the reaction is exothermic.

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Alpha particles have positive charge, beta particles have negative charge, and answer 4 just doesn’t make sense. thus, you are left with only one possible answer.

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