Ch 17 - Thermodynamics Flashcards
entropy
the dispersion(spreading out) of energy
in our universe entropy always
increases
heat tax
an unavoidable cut of energy is taken from ever transaction by nature
- can not be 100% efficient
in general, the most efficient use of energy occurs with
the smallest number of transactions
there is always a loss of energy as
heat
fundamental goal of thermodynamics is to
predict spontaneity
spontaneous process
a process that occurs without ongoing outside intervention(such as the performance of work by some external force)
spontaneity of a process does not depend on
the speed of a reaction
Entropy(S)
a thermodynamic function that increases with the number of energetically equivalent ways to arrange the components of a system to achieve a particular state
- S = k(lnW) - K = 1.38*10^-23J/K - w = number of possible microstates
the more microstates present the greater entropy
more energetically equivalent ways to arrange the components of the system
the state with the highest entropy also has the greatest
dispersal of energy
second law of thermodynamics
for any spontaneous process, the entropy of the universe increases(deltaSuniverse > 0)
the criterion for spontaneity is the
entropy of the universe
the change in entropy is the entropy of the final state minus the initial
deltaS = Sfinal – Sinitial
solids -> gas
entropy increases as state becomes more fluid
even though the entropy of water decreases during freezing the entropy of the universe
increases
deltaSuniv =
deltaSsys+ deltaSsurr
the entropy of a system can decrease(deltaSsys < 0) as long as the entropy of the surroundings increases by a greater amount
deltaSsurr > -deltaSsys
according to 2nd law of thermodynamics the entropy of the universe must increase for a process to be spontaneous
- deltaSuniv > 0
- overall net entropy of the universe has a net increase
the release of heat energy by the system disperses that energy into the surroundings,
increasing the entropy of the surroundings
water freezing becomes more ordered but is spontaneous
the heat given off to the surroundings increases the entropy to a sufficient degree to overcome the entropy decrease in the water
An exothermic process increases
the entropy of the surroundings
an endothermic process decreases
the entropy of the surroundings
a process that emits heat into the surroundings(Qsys negative) increases
the entropy of the surroundings(+ deltaSsurr)