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Because energy is _____ in an exothermic reaction, the products are lower in energy than the reactants.

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Because energy is _____ in an exothermic reaction, the products are lower in energy than the reactants.

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The missing word in the sentence "Because energy is _____ in an exothermic reaction, the products are lower in energy than the reactants." is "released".

So, the complete sentence is: "Because energy is released in an exothermic reaction, the products are lower in energy than the reactants."

Here's why:

  1. An exothermic reaction is a chemical reaction that releases energy by light or heat. It is the opposite of an endothermic reaction.

  2. In an exothermic reaction, the energy needed to start the reaction is less than the energy that is subsequently released.

  3. So, because energy is released in the reaction, the products have less energy than the reactants. This is because the energy that was stored in the reactants has been released, and so it is no longer present in the products.

  4. Therefore, the products of an exothermic reaction are lower in energy than the reactants.

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