CHEMISTRY QUESTION

Question

For the thermochemical reaction: C₂H₅OH(l) + 3O₂(g) → 2CO₂(g) + 3H₂O(l) ΔH = -1367.1 kJ. Draw the potential energy diagram that illustrates the enthalpy change in this reaction and state whether the reaction is endothermic or exothermic. 

Answer 1

I can't easily draw on this Wyzant platform, but you can look up the energy diagram for an exothermic reaction and copy it. The energy of the reactants will be higher on the y-axis than the energy of the products.

We know this is an exothermic reaction because the value of ∆H is negative.