Chapter 9 - Enthalpy Flashcards
Define the conversation of energy
- energy cannot be made/destroyed
* only converted from one form to another
Define Enthalpy
•the heat content is stored in a chemical system (chemical energy)
Define enthalpy change
- heat exchanges with surroundings during chemical change
* difference between the enthalpy of the product and reactants
Calculate enthalpy change out of the reactants and the products enthalpy change
🔺H = H (products) - H (reactants)
Calculate the percentage of uncertainty
(n x maximum uncertainty) / (size of measurement) x 100
Define exothermic
Enthalpy of products is smaller than enthalpy of reactants - heat lost to surrounding (negative)
Define endothermic
Enthalpy of products is greater than the enthalpy of the reactants - heat taken in by surrounding (positive)
What do enthalpy profiles involve?
- enthalpy on y-axis
- progress of reaction on x-axis
- reactants
- products
Does an EXOTHERMIC enthalpy profile got down to up or up to down?
Up to down
Does an ENDOTHERMIC enthalpy profile go down to up or up to down?
Down to up
Define activation energy (Ea)
It’s the minimum energy required to start a chemical reaction by breaking of bonds
What are the standard conditions?
- 🔺H(s/c/f/r) ^Ø
- T = 25°C / 298 K
- P = 100kPa = 1 atm
- C = 1 moldm^-3
Calculate the energy exchange
q = mc🔺T
- q = energy exchange with surrounding (J)
- m = mass of surrounding (g)
- c = specific heat capacity of surrounding (Jg^-k^-)
- 🔺T = temperature change
Calculate enthalpy change
🔺H = -q/n •🔺H = enthalpy change (Jmol^-) •-q = enthalpy change with surrounding (J) •n = mol
Define the observer effect
Changes in act of observation will make on phenomenon being observed. The result of the instruments that alter the state of what they measure in some manner
E.G a thermometer may heat or cool the solution