Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 17 - Thermochemistry - 17.3 Heat in Changes of State - Chemistry & You: Green Chemistry - Take It Further - Page 577: 1

Answer

The system would be the building. The surroundings would be the hot water and steam that are located beneath Earth's surface. Heat flows from the surroundings into the system. The process is therefore endothermic.

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The system would be the building. The surroundings would be the hot water and steam that are located beneath Earth's surface. Heat flows from the surroundings into the system. The process is therefore endothermic.
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