chapter 16: spontaneous entropy Flashcards

1
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what is the first law of thermodynamics?

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energy cannot be created or destoryed

  • total energy of the univ. is constant
  • energy can be transferred
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what is the formula for the first law of thermodynamcis

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deltaE(universe) = 0 = delta E(system) + deltaE(surroundings)

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3
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what is the internal energy

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total energy possessed by a system

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4
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what is a spontaneous process

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a process capable of proceeding in a given direction without needing to driven by an outside source of energy

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5
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what is a nonspontaneous reaction

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requires energy input to proceed

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6
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processes that are spontaneous in one direction are nonspontaneous in what direction?

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the opposite direction

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7
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what is an example of a spontaneous reaction

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iron in nail reacting with oxygen in the air to form iron oxide

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8
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what temperature is spontaneous for ice to melt

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above 0 degrees

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9
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what temperature is it spontaneous for ice to form

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below 0 degrees

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10
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is a process is spontaneous does it mean it’s fast

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no it doesn’t mean it is fast

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11
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which process is fast

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acid-base neutralization

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12
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what can thermodynamics tells us?

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the direction and extent of the reaction

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13
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what does kinetics tell us?

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the speed of a reaction

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14
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endothermic does not equal what

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nonspontaneous

  • most spontaneous processes are exothermic but some are endothermic
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15
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what is entropy

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amount of disorder or randomness in a system

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16
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what two factors are involved in spontaneous processes

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  • decrease in enthalpy
  • @ a constant temp, an increase in the amount of entropy
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17
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what causes entropy to increase

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increases with the number of energetically equivalent ways to arrange the components of a system to achieve a particular state

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18
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what did autrian physicist ludwig boltzamann do

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expressed entropy as

S= k ln(W)

  • k is the boltzmann constant
  • W is the number of energetically equivalent ways to arrange the components
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19
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what is the boltzmann constant

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k = 1.38 x 10^23

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20
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what happens to S as W increases in the equation S = k ln (W)

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as W increases do does S because W is the different ways the particles can be rearranged

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21
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what has to remain constant for the overall energy to remain constant

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temperature, volume, pressure and moles

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22
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what happens to the energy in particles as they collide with one another or the walls

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they lose energy

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23
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what is a microstate

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it is a detailed look at the energy that molecules or other particles have.

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24
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when does entropy increase

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with the number of microstates

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25
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what is the second law of thermodynamics

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states that when energy is transferred or transformed it becomes wasted

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26
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what microstates cause entropy to increase while it increases

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  • temp
  • volume
  • number of independently moving molecules
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27
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an increase in temperature increases what

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  • avg speed of molecules
  • microstates increase
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28
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how does greater volume increase the number of microstates

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greater positions for the molecules to occupy

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29
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an increase in entropy is the same as what

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  • increase in randomness or disorder of a system
  • increased dispersion of energy ( spreading out of energy)
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30
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as the freedom of motion of moleucles increases what happens to entropy

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it increases

-example: as ice melts( goes from a solid to liquid) it gains more freedom of motion

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31
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what happens to the motion of molecules when a substance is heated

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the motion of molecules increases

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32
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what is the average KE of the molecules of an ideal gas proportional to

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its absolute temperature

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33
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what are the 3 kinds of motion molecules can undergo

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  • transitional
  • rotational
  • vibrational
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34
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what is translational motion

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when the whole atom or molecule changes its location in 3D space

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35
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what is rotational motion

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when the whole molecule spins around an axis in 3D space

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36
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what is vibrational motion

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motion that changes only the shape of a molecule (motion of a molecule)

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37
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what are the types of vibrational motion

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  • stretching
  • bending
  • internal rotation
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38
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which type of motion contributes the most to the entropy of a substance?

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translational

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39
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what is the symbol for heat

A

q

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40
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an increase in temperature means what heat

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then heat increases

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41
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which type of motion is the cause of collisions

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translational

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42
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which type of motion influences the orientation for an effective collision

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rotational

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43
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different physical states have what types of entropy

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different types of entropy

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44
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what mode of motion can gas molecules do

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translation

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45
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what modes of motion can a gas molecule do

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  • translation
  • rotation
  • vibration
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46
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what can’t atoms do

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rotate or vibrate

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47
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what modes of motion can a liquid atom do

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translation

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48
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what modes of translation can liquid molecules do

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translation, rotation, vibration

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49
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what modes of motion can solid atoms do

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vibrate

50
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what modes of motion can a solid molecule do

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vibration

51
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why can solid atoms and moleucles vibrate

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  • they have a different type of vibration that is twitching vibrations
52
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what happens when an ionic solid is dissolved in water

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it dissociates into ions

53
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which has more freedom of motion the ions or the water molecules

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ions

54
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how are the dissolved ions free to move around

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water molecules encapsulate them and act as their transport partners

55
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what happens to entropy from the water’s perspective

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they have a decrease in entropy and have less freedom of motion because increasing the solute means that there is less space for the water molecules

56
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what happens in this reaction when you form the new N-O bonds?

2NO(g) + O2 = 2NO (g)

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  • entropy decreases and the degrees of freedom decreases
  • few microstates and the entropy is lower (moving from 3 moles to 2 moles)
57
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when does the entropy of a system increase in a reaction

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  • perform an endothermic phase change ( solid to gas, liquid to gas)
  • dissolve salt with lowly charged ions
  • # of moles increases during a chemical reaction
58
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what is the standard pressure and temperature for stp conditions

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  • 298 kelvin
  • 1 atm
59
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what is the symbol for entropy

A

Delta S

60
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on a macroscopic scale what is the chang in entropy equal to

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the heat that would be transferred in a reversible process / temperature

61
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what is the equation for the change in entropy and when do you use it

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q(reversible) / T

  • use it for isothermal processes
62
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what does isothermal mean

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constant temp

63
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in a reversible process how can the system change

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the sys and surr can be put back in their original states by reversing the process

64
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what work does a reversible change produce

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the max amount of work that can be achieved by the system on the surrounding

Wrev = Wmax

65
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what is a irreversible process

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cannot be undone by reversing the system

66
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what processes are irreversible

A

spontaneous process

67
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what phase changes are isothermal process

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melting and vaporization

68
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what is the equation for delta S(system) for isothermal processes

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nHfus / T

  • n = the number of moles
69
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what are the units for entropy

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J/K

70
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why do you have to examine both the change in system and surroundings

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entropy increases in a spontaneous reaction

so that means S(univ) is greater than 0 and entropy is not conserved so you have to look at both because they don’t cancel out

71
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what is the formula for change in universe

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change in the system + the change in surroundings

72
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how can you distinguish between the change of system and surroundings

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typically by in opposite signs

73
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what is the change in surrounding based on

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how much heat is absorbed or given off by the surrondings

74
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what is the equation for change in surroundings

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  • nH(fus)/ T
  • a process that emits heat to the surroundings increases the entropy of the surroundings
75
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what does it mean if S(universe) is greater than 0

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the reaciton is spontaneous

76
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is the process spontaneous when S(sys), S(surr) and S(univ) is positive

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yes

77
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what direction will the reaction proceed if S(univ) is less than 0

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it will not proceed in the forward direction

78
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what is the spontaneity of negative system, surrounding, universe

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not spontaneous ( occur in the opposite direction)

79
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what will happen if the system is + and the surroundings is -

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spontaneous if system is larger than surroundings

80
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what will havppen if system is - and surroundings is +

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yes, if the surronding has a larfer magnitude

81
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what is heat also referred to as

A

enthalpy

82
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what two factors are involed in a spontaneous process

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  • decrease in enthalpy of the system

-@ a constant temp, increase in the entropy of a system

83
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what happens if delta H is > 0, and when will it be spontaneous

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the process is endothermic and will be spontaneous if S >0 @ certain temps

84
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what happens if H <0 and what happens if S <0

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the process is exothermic and usually spontaneous

  • S <0 then it is nonspontaneous
85
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who developed the relationship between ΔH and ΔS

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J. willard gibbs

86
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what is the formula for gibbs energy

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G = H – TS

  • T is absolute temperature
87
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what is the equation for gibbs when the process is at a constant temp

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ΔG = ΔH – TΔS

88
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what is the equation that relates spontaneity to gibbs free enrgy

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–TΔSuniv = ΔHsys – TΔSsys

  • G = -TΔSuniv at constant T and P
89
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if g<0 what does that indicate about the spontaneity

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it is spontaneous ( moving in forward direction) (product favored)

  • S is also greater than 0
90
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what happens when ΔG = 0,

A

the reaction is at equilibrium

91
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what happens when f ΔG > 0

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the reaction is nonspontaneous and is the backward direction (aka reactant favored)

  • work has to be applied from the surr for the reaction to occur
92
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why is G preferred of S(univ) to describe spontaneity

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g only depends on the system and avoids the complications of the surroundings

93
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what does it mean when S >0

what does it mean when S<0

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greater than 0 : increase in disorder

less than 0: decrease in disorder

94
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what happens if H is - and H is + at low temperature and high temp

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the reaction is spontaneous

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A
96
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what happens if H and S have different signs

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the spontaneity does not depend on the temperature

97
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what happens if H is positive and S is negative

what happens when s is positive

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the reaction is nonspontaneous at all temps

  • the rxn is nonspont. at low temps
98
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what is heat capacity

A

the amount of energy needed to raise the temp of a substance

99
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what is the third law of thermodynamics

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  • decrease thermal energy of the system by lowering temp, motional energy decreases
  • less energy stored, entropy decreases
  • entropy of a pure crystalline substance at absolute 0 is 0
  • temp increase = more vibrational motion
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A
101
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what are standard molar entropies

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molar entropy values in their standard states

102
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how does the standard molar entropy increase

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    • increasing molar mass
    • increase with the number of atoms
      • increasing the # of degrees of freedom
      • increasing the microstates
103
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what is the formula for standard enthalpy change

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ΔH° rxn = Σn ΔHf °(products) − Σn ΔHf °(reactants)

104
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what is a standard state

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substance in pure form

  • pure gas = 1 atm

pure solid or liquid = 1 atm and temp of 25 degrees

concentration = 1

105
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if you already know Hrxn and Srxn of can calculate them from Hf and S of the substance then what equation can you use

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ΔG° rxn = ΔH° rxn – T ΔS° rxn

106
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how can you use hf to calculate Gibbs energy

A

the standard free energies of formation

107
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what is a state function

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a property whose value does not depend on the path taken to reach that specific value

108
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what does Hess’s law say and how can that be applied to gibbs energy

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if a rxn is carried out in steps gibbs for the overall rxn will equal the sum of the free energy changes for the individuals steps

  • multiplied by a factor then grxn is also multiplied
  • flipped (reversed and sign changes)
109
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how can you make a nonspontaneous reaction spontaneous

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coupling it with another process that is highly spontaneous

110
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what do real rxns not achieve

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the theoretical limit of available free energy

  • irreversible
  • −ΔG = ΔG° ONLY under standard conditions
111
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for real rxns when does the free energy change

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as the reaction proceeds because it is dependent on the pressure of a gas or on the concentration of the species in the solution

112
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as volume increases what happens to the number of potential microstates

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the microstates increase, and there is a decrease in pressure

113
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what is the equation for delta g under nonstandard conditions, what does R stand for and what does Q stand for

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ΔG = ΔG° + RT ln Q

  • R is the ideal gas constant ( 8.314 J/K)
  • Q is the reaction quotient ( for standard conditions Q =1)
114
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what happens when q < k

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excess reactants relative to products meaning the rxn proceeds in the forward direction

115
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when q>k

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the rxn proceeds spontaneouslt in the reverse direction

116
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what is the maxium amount of work equal to

A

change in free energy

117
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what is the work for a nonspontaneous process

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G is +, and represents the minimum amount of work

118
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for a spontaneous process what does the work look like

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G is (-) and g represents the energy that is free to do useful work

119
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what happens in a real cyclic process in the system

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work is changed to heat in the surroundings and the entropy of the universe increases

120
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what happens when energy is used to do work

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it becomes less organized and concetrated so less useful