Is boiling water exothermic or endothermic? What about condensing?

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Devyn Franco

6 July, 18:40

Is boiling water exothermic or endothermic? What about condensing?

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Jeffrey Mcclure · Answer 1

Boiling water is endothermic while condensing is exothermic.

Explanation:

Our experience makes it easy for us to realize that to boil water or any liquid and thereby convert into a gas, heat is required and the process is endothermic. It is less intuitive to grasp that when a gas condenses to a liquid, heat is given off and the process is exothermic.

Bentley Stokes · Answer 2

exothermic

Explanation:

boiling water releases heat and is therfor exothermic

condensing is the reverse reaction and is endothermic