Ch. 10 Energy Flashcards
Energy
The ability to do something
Potential Energy
- Stored energy, waiting to be used
2. Depends on height
Kinetic Energy
- Energy in use
2. Converted from potential energy
Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy is neither created nor destroyed
State Function
A change that occurs that is independent of the pathway taken
Ex: Change in elevation
Temperature
Measure of the randomness in the movement of particles
Heat
- Flow of energy as temperature changes
2. Flows from hot to cold
System
Focal point
Surroundings
The thing going on around the system
Exothermic
Energy being released
Endothermic
Energy being absorbed
&E = q + w
- Change in energy = heat + work
2. Heat and work have both a sign and a magnitude
1 Cal = ? Joules
1 cal = 4.184 J
Also the specific heat of water
q = cm&t
heat = specific heat capacity (mass) (change in temperature)
Specific Heat Capacity
Amount of heat you need to raise 1 gram of something 1 degree Celsius