7.1 Flashcards
1
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Thermodynamics
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Branch of chemistry concerned with energy changes
2
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Kinetic energy
A
Energy of motion
3
Q
Potential energy
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Stored energy
4
Q
1 calorie
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Heat required to raise 1 gram of water by 1°C
5
Q
Oxidation
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Atom or molecules loses an electron
6
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Reduction
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Atom or molecule gains an electron
7
Q
First law of thermodynamics
A
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
Can only change form one form to another
Some energy is lost as heat during energy conversion
Total amount of energy in the universe is constant
8
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Second law of thermodynamics
A
Entropy (disorder) is continuously increasing
