bond enthalpy Flashcards
what is enthalpy
H is a measure of the heat energy in a chemical system
what is a chemical system
refers to atoms molecules or ions making up a chemical reaction
what is enthalpy change
enthalpy change = Hproduct - H reactant
whats the law of conservation of energy
energy cannot be created or destroyed
what is the system
the chemicals,reactants,products
what is the surrounding
apparatus everything is not in the chemical system
what is the universe
everything contains both system and surrounding
what type of energy transfer is exothermic
system to surrounding
what type of energy transfer is endothermic
surrounding to system
what happens in exothermic reactions in terms of conservation of energy
chemical system releases heat energy to the surrounding
any energy loss by the chemical system is balanced by the energy gain by surroundings
enthalpy change is negative
the temp of the surroundings increases as they gain enrgy
what happens in endothermic reaction in terms of conservation of energy
chemical system takes in heat from surroundings
any energy gain by chemical system is balanced by the same energy loss by the surroundings
Enthalpy change is positive
the temperature of the surroundings decrease as they lose energy
What is activation energy
minimum energy required for a reaction to take place
what happens to reactions with small activation energy
reactions take place very rapidly because energy needed to break bonds are readily availablefrom the surroundings
what happens to reactions with large amount of activation energy
such a large energy barrier that reaction may take place extremly slowlyor even not at all
what are the standard conditions
standard pressure- 100 Kpa
standard temperature - 298K
standard concentration - 1 mol dm^-3
standard state -100 kpa and 298K