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Ch. 15- Energy Flashcards

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photosynthesis

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the chemical process used by green plants to convert solar energy into chemical energy by reducing carbon dioxide and producing glucose and oxygen

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our biosphere receives about 1 billionth of the sun’s energy output… where does that fraction of energy go?

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  • 30% is immediately reflected back into space as UV & visible light
  • ~50% is converted to heat for a habitable planet
  • ~23% powers the water cycle
  • <0.02% is absorbed by green plants
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what needs to be present for photosynthesis to occur?

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chlorophyll & enzymes

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what are the various energy units and when do we use them?

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  • Calories or kcals (energy content of food)
  • joules (amount of energy in SI units)
  • watts (amount of power/the rate at which energy is used in SI units
  • kilowatt hour (the amount of energy consumed by a 1 kW device in 1 h)
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how many cal are in 1 kcal?

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1000 cal

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how many kJ are in 1000 J?

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1 kJ

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how many J are in 1 cal?

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4.18 J

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how many W are in 1 J/s?

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1 W

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how many W are in 1 kW?

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1000 W

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how many kJ are in 1 kWh?

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3600 kJ

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how many s are in 1 h?

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3600 s

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potential energy

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energy due to position or composition

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kinetic energy

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the energy of motion

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kinetic energy

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the energy of motion

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system

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the part of the universe under consideration in a thermochemical study

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surroundings

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everything that is not part of the system being observed in a thermochemical study

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exothermic

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describes a process that releases heat to the surroundings

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enthalpy of reaction (heat of reaction)

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the amount of energy released or absorbed in a reaction with stoichiometric amounts of each reactant

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endothermic

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describes a process that requires heat to occur, taking that energy from the surroundings

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equation for determining if a chemical process is endothermic or exothermic

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enthalpy change = (the sum of energy needed to break all the bonds) - (the sum of energy released in forming bonds)

  • *if enthalpy change is a negative number, its exothermic
  • *if enthalpy change is a positive number, its endothermic
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equation for determining if a chemical process is endothermic or exothermic

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enthalpy change = (the sum of energy needed to break all the bonds) - (the sum of energy released in forming bonds)

  • *if enthalpy change is a negative number, its exothermic
  • *if enthalpy change is a positive number, its endothermic
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chemical kinetics

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the study of reaction rates and factors that affect those rates (temperature, solute concentration, presence of a catalyst, etc.)

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chemical kinetics

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the study of reaction rates and factors that affect those rates (temperature, solute concentration, presence of a catalyst, etc.)

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how does temperature affect the rate of a chemical reaction?

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the higher the temperature, the faster the reaction occurs because the molecules move faster & collide more frequently, increasing chances of reaction

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how does temperature affect the rate of a chemical reaction?

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the higher the concentration, the faster the reaction occurs the because when we crowd molecules into a given volume of space, the molecules collide more often, increasing chances of reaction

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how do catalysts affect the rate of a chemical reaction?

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certain catalysts can be used to speed up the chemical reaction by lowering the reaction’s activation energy (amount of energy needed to initiate the reaction)

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first law of thermodynamics (law of conservation of energy)

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states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another

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facts about energy that do not support the 1st law of thermodynamics

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  • energy can be changed from one form to another
  • not all forms of energy are equally useful
  • more useful forms of energy are constantly being degraded into less useful forms or distributed in a way that make the energy nearly impossible to recover
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second law of thermodynamics

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the forms of energy available for useful work are continually decreasing; energy spontaneously tends to distribute itself among the objects in the universe

30
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explain entropy with solids/liquids/gases

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  • solids have low entropy
  • liquids have moderate entropy
  • gases have high entropy
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define microstates & explain their importance when determining entropy (this is mentioned in 15.4 in case you need to further look into it, considering you barely took notes on it)

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  • 1 microstate is 1 possible arrangement of molecules in a substance; almost as if you were to take a screenshot of that substance, how many possible different screenshots you could take = however many possible microstates exist (considering molecules are in constant movement)
  • entropy is determined by the amount of microstates to possibly exist in a substance
32
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fuel

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a substance that burns readily with the release of significant energy, ideally in a controllable manner

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fossil fuels

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natural fuels, especially coal, petroleum, and natural gas, derived from once-living plants and animals

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fuels vs. non-fuels

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(a) fuels are reduced forms of matter than release relatively large quantities of heat when burned
(b) non-fuels are compounds that are oxidized forms of matter

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which fossil fuels are likely to be depleted within the current century?

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natural gas & petroleum

36
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name the fossil fuels

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coal
petroleum
natural gas

37
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coal

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a solid fossil fuel that is rich in carbon

38
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how were today’s coal deposits formed?

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  • millions of years ago, Earth was warmer & plants flourished
  • overtime, some plant material became buried under mud & water
  • due to lack of oxygen, those plants decayed only partially, preserving much of the cellulose molecules they’re made up of
  • as they became buried deeper & deeper, pressure was increased & their cellulose molecules broke down
  • small molecules rich in hydrogen & oxygen escaped (mostly as water), leaving behind material increasingly rich in carbon
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pros of using coal as fuel

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  • most plentiful fossil fuel

- can be used industrially & medically depending on how it’s burned

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cons of using coal as fuel

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  • dangerous to obtain (coal mining = accidents & black lung disease)
  • ash leftover from combustion = PM; major air pollutant (airborne mercury)
  • combustion produces sulfur dioxide, coal’s primary pollutant
  • coal mining destroys surrounding land
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hydraulic fracturing (fracking)

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a process for obtaining oil or natural gas whereby deep holes are drilled into geological formations, and high-pressured fluids (usually water mixed with fine sand) are pumped in to form cracks in the rocks through which the desired fluid may flow

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natural gas

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a mixture of gases, mainly methane, found in underground deposits

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composition of typical natural gas

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  • mainly methane
  • ethane
  • nitrogen
  • some propane
  • some carbon dioxide
  • tiny amounts of pentanes & butanes
44
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how do we use natural gas?

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  • mainly as fuel (supplies ~23% of worldwide energy consumption)
  • as raw material to create other necessary products
45
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petroleum

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a thick liquid mixture of (mostly) hydrocarbons with various impurities including sulfur, occurring in various geologic deposits

46
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products of combusted natural gas

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  • mainly carbon dioxide & water

- when burned in insufficient air… carbon monoxide & soot

47
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products of combusted petroleum

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  • carbon dioxide

- water vapor

48
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fractions of typical petroleum

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(in order from lowest to highest boiling points)
- petroleum gas
- gasoline
- kerosene
- heating oil
- lubricating oils/greases
- residues
(see chart in 15.7 for more details)
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octane rating

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comparison of the anti-knock quality of a gasoline with that of pure isooctane, which has a rating of 100

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catalytic reforming

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a process that converts straight-chain alkanes to aromatic hydrocarbons

51
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synthesis gas

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a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas used for organic synthesis

52
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nuclear reactor

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a power plant that produces electricity using nuclear fission reactions

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breeder reactor

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a nuclear reactor that converts nonfissionable isotopes to nuclear fuel; most commonly, uranium-238 is converted to plutonium-239 by neutron bombardment

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advantages of nuclear energy

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  • plants do not add to the greenhouse effect
  • plants do not add air pollutants to the atmosphere
  • it lowers trade deficits
  • way more sustainable than other forms of energy
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disadvantages of nuclear energy

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  • elaborate/expensive safety precautions must be taken in & around plants
  • fear of potential nuclear power plant meltdown
  • requirement of storing & isolating highly radioactive fission products for centuries
  • production of thermal pollution
56
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explain how nuclear reactors work

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fission of uranium heats the water in the reactor, which generates steam that drives the turbines, producing electricity. Control rods absorb neutrons to slow the fission reaction as needed.

57
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photovoltaic cell (solar cell)

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a cell that uses semiconductors to convert sunlight directly into electrical energy

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biomass

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dry plant material used as fuel

59
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biomass

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dry plant material used as fuel

60
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geothermal energy

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energy derived from the heat of Earth’s interior

61
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fuel cell

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an electrochemical cell that produces electricity directly from continuously supplied fuel and oxygen

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