Chapter 5 Flashcards
Energy
Capacity to do work (w) or transfer heat (q)
Kinetic energy (Ek)
Energy due to particle motion and temperature of sample
Potential energy (Ep or Eel)
Energy due to particles’ position
Kinetic energy equation
KE = (1/2)mv^2
Potential energy equation
Eel = (kQ1Q2)/d
Thermodynamics
The study of energy and its transformations
Thermochemistry
The study of chemical reactions and the energy changes that involve heat
Heat (q)
Energy transfer that results from temperature difference
Work (w) (Physics)
A force applied across a distance
Work (w) (physics) equation
W = F • d
Work (w) (chemistry)
A force done by an expanding gas at a constant pressure
Work (w) (chemistry) equation
W = -P(delta V)
Change in volume equation
Delta V = Vf - Vi
Internal energy (E)
Kinetic + potential energy in a sample
Change in energy equation
Delta E = Ef - Ei
Delta E = q + w
Unit of energy
Joule (J)
System
Portion of the universe we study. To chemists, it is typically the chemical reaction.
Surroundings
The rest of the universe except the system under study
1st law of thermodynamics
Change in universe = 0, so -system = surroundings
Closed system
Energy, but not matter, can be transferred between system and surroundings
Open system
Energy and matter can be transferred between system and surroundings