CHAPTER 5 & 19 THERMOCHEMISTRY Flashcards
Key Vocab Words
forces or attractions between charged particles
electrostatic
energy of “motion”
kinetic
process in which heat flows into a system from the surroundings
endothermic
energy is this type of property
extensive
capacity to do work or transfer heat
energy
energy used to cause an object to move against a force
work
measurement of heat flow
calorimetry
sign on ∆H when system gains heat from surroundings
positive
potential energy stored in the arrangement of atoms in a substance (2 words)
chemical energy
energy a substance possesses because of its temperature (2 words)
thermal energy
∆E represents the ____ in internal energy
change
energy transferred from a hotter object to a colder one
heat
any kind of push or pull exerted on an object
force
heat capacity of 1 gram of a substance (2 words)
specific heat
relationships between chemical reactions and energy changes
Thermochemistry
one of most important types of reactions studied using calorimetry
combustion
SI unit of energy
joule
energy that is “stored”
potential
amount of heat required to raise the temperature of an object by 1° C (2 words)
heat capacity
system which can exchange energy but not matter with its surroundings (2 words)
closed system
heat gained or lost under constant pressure; denoted with the letter H
enthalpy
sign on ∆ H when the system loses heat to surroundings
negative
study of energy and its transformation
thermodynamics
the first law of thermodynamics says that energy is ____
conserved!