Acation forms when an atom gains an electron. a cation forms when an atom gains an electron. a. true b. false

answer: enthalpy

explanation:

for a exothermic reaction, the energy is released i.e. the energy of the products is lower than the energy of the reactants.

= enthaply

= energy of products

= energy of reactants

as , thus comes out to be negative. negative value of enthalpy shows that the reaction is exothermic.

since electrons are negative the answer is neagtaive