Which of the following statements correctly describes the melting process?

It is exothermic because heat is gained from the surroundings.

It is endothermic because heat is lost to the surroundings.

It is exothermic because heat is lost to the surroundings.

It is endothermic because heat is gained from the surroundings.

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Chemistry

Aisha Gentry

20 January, 20:08

Which of the following statements correctly describes the melting process?

It is exothermic because heat is gained from the surroundings.

It is endothermic because heat is lost to the surroundings.

It is exothermic because heat is lost to the surroundings.

It is endothermic because heat is gained from the surroundings.

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Mckenna Rocha · Answer 1

answer 4 th. It is endothermic because heat is gained from the surroundings.

Colt Nguyen · Answer 2

Answer: Option (d) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

A reaction in which heat is absorbed by reactant molecules and energy of products become more than reactants is known as an endothermic reaction.

For example, when ice is kept at room temperature then it absorbs heat from the surroundings. As a result, molecules of ice gain kinetic energy due to which intermolecular forces between them decreases.

Hence, solid state of ice changes into liquid state.

Thus, we can conclude that the statement it is endothermic because heat is gained from the surroundings, correctly describes the melting process.