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: the heat evolved or absorbed during a chemical reaction taking place under conditions of constant temperature and of either constant volume or more often constant pressure especially : the quantity involved when gram equivalents of the substances enter into the reaction

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“Heat of reaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heat%20of%20reaction. Accessed 3 Jul. 2022.

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