Talk:Exothermic

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[edit] Altered Image

Although the image was clear in explaining the topic, I considered the flames a little childish for an encyclopædia so removed them. --Shastrix 20:11, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Writing Problems With the Article

There seem to be some problems with the article that make it hard to follow.

1) There appears to be a missing equation after the second paragraph.

2) In the fifth paragraph, the second sentence is somewhat confusing, perhaps because of a mis-statement. I wonder if this sentence should instead read "The enthalpy change, ΔH, of a chemical reaction is much easier to measure than to calculate." As the sentence is currently phrased, it seems to contradict the ideas being expressed.

3) Endothermic and Exothermic give different derivations of the the suffic -thermic , if how it is now is correct, maybe it should be explained why it is why it is.

[edit] Please do not merge these separate 6 pages

The merge debate goes back to '05 (see: Talk:Endergonic). The result of the debate was to not merge. Moreover, it is standard protocol, e.g. according to both The Essential Dictionary of Science (Clark 2004) and the A to Z Dictionary of Thermodynamics (Perrot 1998), to have separate entries for such closely-related but subtly-different topics such as:

  • Exothermic – a process or reaction that involves the release of energy; usually in the form of heat.
  • Exothermic reaction – a chemical reaction in which heat is given out.

As well as for the other terms: endothermic, endothermic reaction, etc. For example, the melting of an ice-cube is an endothermic process; combustion evolves an exothermic reaction, warm-blooded animals are endothermic, arguing with other Wikipedians is an endergonic activity, etc. Help us expand on these separate stubs, but please don't merge. Wikipedia has unlimited storage space. Articles are sure to grow. Thanks:--Sadi Carnot 17:30, 22 March 2006 (UTC)