When an element and a compound react with one another, a chemical reaction takes place. And this reaction forms a whole new product on its own. This reaction also changes the arrangements of the atoms in every element and the compound.

Hence it either absorbs the energy or releases the energy to and this is done to bring around the changes and make the reaction happen. Based on this whole procedure and occurrence, a chemical reaction is further divided into two parts- exothermic reaction and endothermic reaction.

Exothermic vs Endothermic Reaction

The main difference between exothermic and endothermic reactions is that an endothermic reaction absorbs energy in the form of heat that is absorbed from the surroundings itself, while an exothermic reaction, on the other hand, releases the energy in its surrounding. An example of an exothermic reaction can be respiration, while the example of an endothermic reaction is the melting of ice.

An exothermic reaction is a form of chemical reaction that releases energy in the surrounding environment when it occurs. The energy that is released during the exothermic reaction is more than the energy that is generally required to begin or even to carry out the whole chemical reaction. That energy that is being released in the environment is basically in the form of heat or light.

Chemical reactions are of two different types, and one of them is Endothermic reaction, where the reactants that are part of that chemical reaction take up energy from the surroundings to carry out the reaction, and that energy is in the form of heat only. The temperature of the environment gets cooled when an endothermic reaction happens. The exothermic reaction is the opposite of the endothermic reaction. Both of them are parts of a chemical reaction.

Comparison Table Between Exothermic and Endothermic Reaction

What is Exothermic Reaction?

The exothermic reaction usually releases all the heat into its surrounding environment and also replaces the weak bonds with the stronger ones at the same time. There is another form of reaction named exergonic reaction, with which exothermic reaction is often confused too. Although a very strong exothermic reaction can be called exergonic but not all the time. 

Basically, if any process requires heat, the other ones should give off the heat when they are taking place. These are known as exothermic. For instance- steam which is nothing but the gaseous form of water condenses, heat is released in the surrounding environment. Similarly, when water in its liquid form freezes, heat is given off in the environment. The liquid water had to have energy out into it to become steam, but that energy is not at all lost in the environment.

What is Endothermic Reaction?

An increase in enthalpy is nothing but an endothermic reaction of a system. An endothermic reaction is a part of a chemical reaction that takes place in the environment. Talking of any closed system, what the reaction makes happen in the environment is, it absorbs the thermal energy from its surroundings which is actually nothing but heat transferred into the same system of the reaction during the process. When an endothermic reaction occurs, the environment around it gets cooled, and this is because of the reason that the heat energy is absorbed into the reaction.

An endothermic reaction is not a major or extraordinary reaction. In fact, it can be a simple chemical process too, for example- dissolving ammonium nitrate in water, or even any physical process that requires heat being released, like melting of ice. Both of them are parts of a chemical reaction. Therefore, in each of these terms, the prefix of the word depends on heat, whether it comes out or it gets released.

Main Differences Between Exothermic and Endothermic Reaction

Conclusion

It now concludes that there are two forms of chemical reactions known as endothermic and exothermic reactions. In every exothermic reaction, energy or heat is released in its surrounding environment, while in an endothermic reaction, energy is absorbed from the environment during the process. We encounter these reactions in our daily lives and fact inside of our bodies as well. What’s different for both of these reactions is the change in their enthalpy.

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