Question

When ammonium chloride and water interact, less energy is released from breaking the bonds in the water and ammonium chloride than what is required to form the bonds of the new substance.
What is happening in the reaction?

An endothermic reaction is occurring.
An exothermic reaction is occurring.
Energy is being released into the surroundings.
Energy escapes as light into the surroundings.

Answer 1

Answer;

An endothermic reaction is occurring.

Explanation;

-An endothermic reaction describes the process or reaction in which the system absorbs energy from its surroundings, usually in the form of heat.

-It occurs when the energy used to break the bonds in the reactants is greater than the energy given out when bonds are formed in the products. This means that overall the reaction takes in energy, therefore there is a temperature decrease in the surroundings.

-The opposite of endothermic reaction is called exothermic reaction where heat released is more than what is required to the surroundings in form of heat.

Answer 2

The best answer among the options is the first option. An endothermic reaction is occurring since the required energy is more than what is released which means heat should be added for the reaction to happen. The opposite of this is called exothermic reaction where heat released is more than what is required.