Burning and freezing are very similar reactions in the sense of energy transfers. To know why burning and freezing are the same reactions you have to know Exo/endothermic reactions. An exothermic reaction is any reaction that releases energy. ” Freezing is an exothermic reaction because it releases energy” said Apolinar Torres, a sophomore. This emission of energy is lowering/releasing the energy present in the substance. An example of this reaction would be freezing. Freezing is the change in the phase of a substance to a solid due to a lack of kinetic molecular energy. “I have got my temperature to go down to zero,” said Wendy Reister. Another example would be Burning. Burning is a reaction that releases energy. Unlike exothermic reactions, Endothermic reactions absorb heat. This absorption of heat raises the total energy in the substance. Some examples of these reactions are melting and boiling. Melting is the storing of heat energy until the phase changes from a solid to a liquid by increasing the kinetic energy of the molecules. Boiling is the change in phase from a liquid to a gas. Exothermic and endothermic reactions have many uses, such as knowing what raises the total energy of a substance and how to lower the overall energy.
this hot-plate is used to add heat which is an endothermic reaction. This has been used in many labs for heating chemicals. A hotplate causes an endothermic reaction,” said Braxton Lewis who is a sophomore.
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