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Why is the reaction between Ammonia and Oxygen Exothermic?


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Exothermic reaction:

  • A reaction where the heat is evolving out(released) of the system is called an exothermic reaction.
  • The reaction between ammonia and oxygen is an exothermic reaction because when ammonia NH3 reacts with oxygenO2, a large amount of energy is released into the atmosphere, and nitrogen and water vapors are formed as products.
  • This reaction is represented in the equation as:

4NH3(g)(Ammonia)+3O2(g)(Oxygen)2N2(g)(Nitrogen)+6H2O(g)Watervapors+Heat


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