Answer:
b. the amount of heat given off or absorbed
Explanation:
Hello,
In this case, we should take into account a formal definition of enthalpy change such as an energetic change that occurs in a system when matter is transformed by a given chemical reaction from reactants to products. Thus, such energetic change is macroscopically exhibited and it is related with either a temperature increase or decrease; it means that if a reaction exhibits a temperature increase, we say that heat was given off and if the temperature exhibits a decrease, we say that heat is absorbed. For that reason, answer is b. the amount of heat given off or absorbed.
Regards.
