MadSci Network: Chemistry |
The term "exo-thermic" means to give out heat, so to answer your question; no, there is no exothermic reaction which doesn't release heat.
However, light can be emitted by some reactions. The heating of the rock Bleu Jaune [French for "Blue-Yellow", but often referred to in English as "Blue John Stone"] gives out light rather than heat, an example of thermoluminescence. Other kinds of photochemical reactions also release light.
Moderator's Note:
Consider also, particularly in biological systems, that exothermic reactions in
a cell may provide energy to drive otherwise unfavorable endothermic reactions,
producing a limited or no gain in energy release (i.e. "no heat"). However,
these reactions by themselves are still exothermic in nature.
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