A Student Dissolving Some Ammonium Nitrate (NH₄NO₃) in Water Notices

question 87

Multiple Choice

A student dissolving some ammonium nitrate (NH₄NO₃) in water notices that the beaker gets cooler as the solid dissolves. This is an example of ________

• A)an exothermic process.
• B)an endothermic process.
• C)a combustion reaction.
• D)a thermodynamic cycle.
• E)all solvation processes.

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