The document discusses exothermic and endothermic chemical reactions. Exothermic reactions release energy to the surroundings during the reaction, usually feeling hot. Endothermic reactions absorb energy from the surroundings, usually feeling cold. A reaction is exothermic if more energy is released during bond making than used during bond breaking, and endothermic if more energy is used in bond breaking than released in bond making. Energy diagrams show exothermic reactions releasing energy overall while endothermic reactions require energy input overall.