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Heat
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is form of energy that flows down the temperature gradient from an object of higher temperature to an object of lower temperature
Calorimeter
- an apparatus used to measure the amount of heat being exchanged with surroundings
specific heat capacity
amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree Celsius
Temperature
is a measure of the average kinetic energy of particles
absolute temperature (in kelvin) = temp (Celsius) + 273
Bond breaking
requires energy
endothermic
heat is absorbed
bond making
releases energy
exothermic
Heat is released
Systems
Open system – matter and energy can be transferred between the system and surroundings.
Closed system – energy can be transferred between the system and surroundings but matter cannot.
Isolated system – neither matter nor energy can be transferred between the system and surroundings.
exothermic reactions
- – ∆H
- ## heat is transferred from the system to the surroundings
Endothermic
- ∆H
- heat is absorbed from the surroundings
Enthalpy change of combustion
(ΔHѳc) is the enthalpy change upon complete combustion of 1 mol of a substance.
always negative as heat is released during combustion
reactants - products
enthalpy change of formation
is the enthalpy change upon formation of 1 mol of a substance from its elements
products - reactants
Limitations of Calculating enthalpy changes
- Heat loss to surroundings
- Incomplete combustion
- Assumptions made about specific heat capacity and density of aqueous solution
Hess’ Law
the total enthalpy change in a chemical reaction is independent of the route by which the chemical reaction takes place, as long as the initial and final conditions are the same.
The enthalpy change for a reaction that is carried out in a series of steps is equal to the sum of the enthalpy changes for the individual steps.
Average bond enthalpy
enthalpy change when one mole of bonds are broken in
the gaseous state, averaged for the same bond in similar compounds
reactants - products
Limitations of average bond enthalpy calculations
Enthalpy changes calculated from average bond enthalpies may be different than enthalpy changes calculated from actual values due to the averaging.
Calculations involving bond enthalpies may be inaccurate because they do not take into account intermolecular forces.