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A calorimeter contains 251 g of water at 24.3 C.The temperature of the water decreases to 18.5 C when 12.5 g of potassium nitrate is dissolved in water. Is dissolving potassium nitrate in water endothermic or exothermic

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Answer:

Endothermic  

Explanation:

The temperature of the water decreased.

The water lost heat.

The heat must have gone into getting the KNO₃ into solution.

So, the dissolving of KNO₃ in water is endothermic.