Answer
The process is exothermic.
Work Step by Step
The temperature of the system is greater than the surroundings. When the temperatures equalize the system loses heat. Since the sign of $q_{sys}$ is negative, it is an exothermic process.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
Published by
Prentice Hall
ISBN 10:
0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 5 - Thermochemistry - Exercises - Page 203: 5.8a
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