During science lab, jacob mixes together sodium hydroxide (naoh) and hydrochloric acid (hcl). the two chemicals react to form sodium chloride (nacl) and water (h2o).

which of the following are reactants in the chemical reaction described above?

a. energy is absorbed in the reaction.

if in a given reaction the energy of products is greater than the energy of reactants it means that reaction is endothermic and during the reaction, the energy is absorbed by reactants. in an endothermic reaction, the products have more stored chemical energy than the reactants. and in this reaction the reactants are more stable than products before the compounds with less energy are always more stable.