Question

During an exothermic process, _____. during an exothermic process, _____. no heat is exchanged between the system and the surroundings the system feels cold to the touch heat flows from the system to the surroundings heat flows from the surroundings to the system

Answer 1

During an exothermic process [heat flows from the system to the surroundings]. Exo roughly translates to outside, and thermic refers to heat. Heat is released from a system to its surroundings during an exothermic reaction, so the system would actually feel warm to the touch. The opposite of this is called and endothermic reaction.