the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by 1ºC.
a substance with a high specific heat capacity a long time to heat up and cool down. a substance with a low specific heat capacity takes a short time to heat up and cool down.
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Heat of Combustion
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the heat released or absorbed when 1 MOLE OF A SUBSTANCE is burned
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change in enthalpy
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∆H= ∆E + P∆V
∆H=H products- H reactants
the change in enthalpy is the heat gained or lost
for most reactions ∆H is very close to ∆E because P∆V is so small, ∆H≈∆E
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first law of thermodynamics
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energy is neither created nor destroyed
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work
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energy used to cause an object that has mass to move
w=-P∆V
expansion-work done by gas: +∆V, -w
compression-work done on a gas: -∆V, +w
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Change in the internal energy
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∆E = Efinal - Einitial
∆E=q + w
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endothermic
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the system absorbs energy from its surroundings
q+
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kinetic energy
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due to motion of the object
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Heat calculation equation
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q=m x C x ∆T
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law of conservation of energy
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-q=q+
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heat capacity
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the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance by 1ºC
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energy
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the ability to do work
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the system and the surroundings
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the system is the part of the universe on which you focus your attention
the surroundings includes everything else in the universe
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enthalpy diagram
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exothermic
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the system releases energy to its surroundings q-
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molar Heat of Solution ∆Hsoln
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heat change caused by dissolution of one MOLE of substance
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calorimetry
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the accurate and precise measurement of heat change for chemical and physical processes
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1 calorie
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4.184 joules
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Heat of a reaction
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∆Hºrxn= n∑∆Hfº (products) - n∑∆Hfº(reactants)
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Hess's law
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if a reaction is carried out in a number of steps, ∆Hrxn for the overall reaction is the sum of ∆H for each individual step
allows us to calculate the ∆Hrxn by summing up each step's ∆H
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for enthalpy a process is exothermic when
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∆H is negative
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for enthalpy a process is endothermic when
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∆H is positive
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thermochemistry
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is concerned with the transfer of energy that occurs during a chemical reaction or physical process
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rules for using Hess's Law
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1. if you flip an equation around you must multiply the heat of reaction b -1
2. if you multiply the equation by a coefficient, you must also multiply the heat of reaction by the same number
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enthalpy (H)
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the heat released or absorbed from a system at CONSTANT pressure
the same as heat but at CONSTANT pressure
H=E +PV
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internal energy
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the internal energy of a system is the sum of all kinetic and potential energies of all components of the system; we call it E
E=KE + PE
to hard to find so we find the change in internal energy: ∆E
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thermochemical equation
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a chemical equation that includes a numerical value of the energy being absorbed or released
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State Functions
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It depends only on the present state of the system, not on the path by which the system arrived at that state
ex: The internal energy of a system is independent of the path by which the system achieved that state; therefore internal energy is a state function.
energy is a state function
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calorimeter
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a device used to measure the absorption or release of heat in chemical or physical processes.
very good insulators
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the truth about enthalpy
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1.enthalpy is an extensive property
2.∆H for a reaction in the forward direction is equal to the backwards reaction, but opposite in sign
3. ∆H for a reaction depends on the state of the products and the state of the reactants
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potential energy
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due to position or chemical composition
ex: gasoline (chemical potential energy)
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heat
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energy used to cause the temperature of an object to rise
energy the transfers from one object to another because of a temperature difference between them.
heat flows from warmer to cooler objects
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enthalpy of reaction, or heat of reaction
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∆H
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the standard heat of formation
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the amount of heat given off or absorbed when ONE MOLE OF A COMPOUND is made from its elements at standard conditions (25ºC, 1 atm)
∆Hº
the standard heat of formation of an element=o
this includes the diatomics