If you used a standard calorimeter with 2.5L of water, and t…

If you used a standard calorimeter with 2.5L of water, and the temperature of the water changed from 18 degrees Celsius to 23 degrees Celsius, the specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 J/goC a) was the reaction endothermic or exothermic (explain how you know and what it implies about the reactants and products)? b) how much energy was released/absorbed?