Does anyboby know what a water bath is. because i am not sure if it is the same as a bath tub .?

if a temperature of a waterbath during a reaction increases. is it exothermic or endothermic? i believe it is exothermic, but i dont really know what a waterbath is so am not positive.Does anyboby know what a water bath is. because i am not sure if it is the same as a bath tub .?
A waterbath is basically a container of water that the reaction vessel (flask or whatever) is (partly) immersed in. The purpose of the waterbath is usually to heat the reaction mixture or to keep it cool (or to maintain a constant temperature during a reaction by absorbing evolved heat). For heating purposes, a waterbath is more gentle and controllable than a direct flame or electric heater. A variation of a waterbath is an ice bath, which is just what it sounds like: a container of icewater which chills the reaction mixture. Another variation is a steam bath.





In the context of this question, if the temperature of the water bath increased without other input, then yes, the reaction (in the flask or whatever) must have been exothermic.Does anyboby know what a water bath is. because i am not sure if it is the same as a bath tub .?
Your question is a bit vague. I think you are asking, ';If I have a reaction immersed in a water bath and the temperature of the water bath increases, is the reaction endothermic or exothermic.'; That's what I think you are asking....





BTW, a water bath is nothing more than a container of water which you have your reaction vessel (beaker, flask, whatever) in. If you run a reaction in a water bath and the water temperature increases, the reaction is exothermic. It (the reaction) is giving off heat, and the water is absorbing it.
A water bath is usually a small to medium container of water, something like a 400mL beaker perhaps. If the temperature increased then it is endothermic, meaning heat was absorbed. Exothermic is when the overall temperature drops and heat is given off. Hope this helps
it should be endothermic. Exothermic means heat is being transferred out. Endothermic means it is being absorbed in. Water bath is probably just to throw you off. Endothermic should be the answer because the heat is increasing meaning the heat is coming in which is Endothermic.
I agree on the description of the waterbath.





But the reaction would be exothermic as you judge this from the point of view of the reaction. Is the reaction giving off energy/heat it is exothermic and that is what happened if the bath gets warm.