I have my chemistry exam for paper 1 on Thursday. I was wondering if anyone knew that when a question comes of regarding reversible reactions, the paper will specify wether the reaction is endothermic or exothermic. Exam board is AQA and the paper is Higher Tier.
Realistically, it has to specify whether it's exothermic or endothermic. The only time I can imagine them not including it is if it genuinely isn't relevant to the question (however, I'm used to A Level questions where it's always provided, so your mileage may vary with GCSE questions).
There'd not be much point in an equilibrium if it didn't have an enthalpy change to accommodate it!
Realistically, it has to specify whether it's exothermic or endothermic. The only time I can imagine them not including it is if it genuinely isn't relevant to the question (however, I'm used to A Level questions where it's always provided, so your mileage may vary with GCSE questions).
There'd not be much point in an equilibrium if it didn't have an enthalpy change to accommodate it!
It's one on those things we take for granted at A-level, right?
Anyway (although I imagine they will tell you in the exam):
If the sign is negative (-), forward reaction = exothermic
If the sign is positive (+), forward reaction = endothermic