Ammonium nitrate is commonly used in commercial instant cold packs. When ammonium nitrate dissolves in water, the temperature of the pack drops rapidly.
Which row in the table correctly describes this process?
Temperature of surroundingsRelationship between bond/interaction energiesRow ADecreasesLess energy is absorbed breaking reactant bonds than is released making product bondsRow BIncreasesMore energy is absorbed breaking reactant bonds than is released making product bondsRow CDecreasesMore energy is absorbed breaking reactant bonds than is released making product bondsRow DIncreasesLess energy is absorbed breaking reactant bonds than is released making product bonds \begin{array}{|c|c|l|} \hline & \textbf{Temperature of surroundings} & \textbf{Relationship between bond/interaction energies} \\ \hline \textbf{Row A} & \text{Decreases} & \text{Less energy is absorbed breaking reactant bonds than is released making product bonds} \\ \hline \textbf{Row B} & \text{Increases} & \text{More energy is absorbed breaking reactant bonds than is released making product bonds} \\ \hline \textbf{Row C} & \text{Decreases} & \text{More energy is absorbed breaking reactant bonds than is released making product bonds} \\ \hline \textbf{Row D} & \text{Increases} & \text{Less energy is absorbed breaking reactant bonds than is released making product bonds} \\ \hline \end{array} Row ARow BRow CRow DTemperature of surroundingsDecreasesIncreasesDecreasesIncreasesRelationship between bond/interaction energiesLess energy is absorbed breaking reactant bonds than is released making product bondsMore energy is absorbed breaking reactant bonds than is released making product bondsMore energy is absorbed breaking reactant bonds than is released making product bondsLess energy is absorbed breaking reactant bonds than is released making product bondsRow A
Row B
Row C
Row D