Question

What happens to energy during the formation of a solution?


It is only released.

It is released or absorbed.

It is only absorbed.

It is neither released nor absorbed.

Answer 1

lt is released or absorbed

Answer 2

To form a solution, energy is required to break the bonds between the particles within the solid or liquid. Heat energy is also required to break the bonds in a solvent to inert one of the molecules into solution. Hence these processes are endothermic.

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