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endothermic reaction

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Noun1.endothermic reaction - a chemical reaction accompanied by the absorption of heat
chemical reaction, reaction - (chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the ground water"


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Endothermic reactions (requiring heat) are accompanied by an increase in enthalpy H.
Flame retardancy is also aided by the endothermic reaction of nitrogenous gas sublimation, resulting in lower combustion temperatures, Akzo says.
Figure 1 shows the exothermic combustion enthalpies of proven cable jacket materials and, additionally, the endothermic reaction enthalpy of the decomposition reaction of aluminium hydroxide.
 
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