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<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Enthalpy is the heat or energy content stored in a system. The chemical symbol representing enthalpy is H. Enthalpy can be lost or gained in a system, dependant on whether the overall reaction is [[exothermic|exothermic]] or [[endothermic|endothermic]] <ref>G.J. Van Wylen and R.E. Sonntag (1985), Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics, Section 5.5 (3rd edition), New York, NY, John Wiley &amp; Sons Inc.</ref>.</span>
Enthalpy is the heat or energy content stored in a system. The chemical symbol representing enthalpy is H. Enthalpy can be lost or gained in a system, dependant on whether the overall reaction is [[Exothermic|exothermic]] or [[Endothermic|endothermic]] <ref>G.J. Van Wylen and R.E. Sonntag (1985), Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics, Section 5.5 (3rd edition), New York, NY, John Wiley &amp;amp; Sons Inc.</ref>.


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Enthalpy is the heat or energy content stored in a system. The chemical symbol representing enthalpy is H. Enthalpy can be lost or gained in a system, dependant on whether the overall reaction is exothermic or endothermic [1].

References

  1. G.J. Van Wylen and R.E. Sonntag (1985), Fundamentals of Classical Thermodynamics, Section 5.5 (3rd edition), New York, NY, John Wiley &amp; Sons Inc.