What is the amount of energy absorbed or released as heat when a specific amount of solute dissolves in a solvent?
1 Answer
Dec 24, 2017
It is called the "Heat of Dissolution" or "Enthalpy of Solution".
Explanation:
More correctly, it is the enthalpy of solution, which may be endothermic or exothermic.
A good description of it is here:
https://chem.libretexts.org/Core/Physical_and_Theoretical_Chemistry/Physical_Properties_of_Matter/Solutions_and_Mixtures/Solution_Basics/Enthalpy_of_Solution
