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Endothermic describes a reaction that absorbs heat from its surroundings. In an endothermic reaction, the system gains energy as heat.
Exothermic describes a reaction that releases heat into its surroundings.
Enthalpy is the total amount of heat content in a system at constant pressure.
Activation energy is the minimum amount of energy required for reactant molecules to undergo a chemical reaction.