Chapter 9 - Enthalpy Flashcards
conservation of energy?
- chemical bonds are forces of attraction that bind atoms together
- chemical energy lies between these chemical bonds
- it’s a form of potential energy
- No energy is lost in a chemical reaction. It’s simply CONVERTED from 1 form to another
what is enthalpy?
- H
- the amount of thermal energy that is stored in a system
what CAN we measure?
- we can’ measure the direct enthalpy of the reactants and products
- instead, we CAN measure the amount of energy that is absorbed or released to the surroundings
we can measure the change in energy by looking at?
the change in thermal energy
temp ⬆ =
heat gain of surroundings
temp ⬇ =
heat loss of surroundings
enthalpy change =
delta H
the heat energy change at a constant pressure
delta (triangle) means
change
standard states?
the states substances are in under standard conditions
system?
the chemical reaction (atoms & bonds)
surroundings?
everything else
enthalpy change EQUATION?
Hproducts - H reactants
Exothermic reactions ?
release heat so deltaH is -
- enthalpy of products is smaller than enthalpy of reactants
endothermic reactions?
- reaction absorbs heat
- product enthalpy > reactant enthalpy
- DeltaH is +
activation energy?
- input of energy required to break the initial bonds & start the reaction
- once the AE has been overcome, the energy output of the reaction provides enough energy to sustain the reaction - the reaction becomes SELF - SUSTAINING
SHC?
the energy required to raise the temp of 1g of a substance by 1K
calorimetry - delta H remember?
REMEMBER SIGN
what is calorimetry?
quantitative study of chemical energy in a chemical reaction
2 types of calorimetry?
1 - polystyrene cup
2- spirit burner
1 - polystyrene cup?
lid = insulates
- thermometer
- styrofoam cup - which could be held in another cup/ beaker
calorimetry: error - evaporation?
some of the alcohol/water might evaporate
what is average bond enthalpy?
the mean energy needed for 1 mole of a given type of gaseous bonds to undergo homolytic fission
what does the bond enthalpy provide us info about?
how much energy is needed to BREAK a bond
bond enthalpy mnemonic?
Breaking bonds is E N dothermic D O M aking bonds is E Xothermic
in an endothermic reaction (bonds)?
more energy is needed to break the bonds in the reactants than is released when the bonds in the products are formed
in an exothermic reaction (bonds)?
more energy is given out when the bonds in the product are formed than is taken in when the bonds in the reactant are broken
delta H =
(bond enthalpy of reactants) - ( bond enthalpy of products)
some bonds occur in one envir but some occur in
multiple
bond strength varies based on?
the environment the bond is found in
actual bond enthalpy?
is specific to each individual molecule
use of enthalpy cycles?
- the enthalpy change of a reaction cannot always be directly measured
- we can use enthalpy cycles to help us indirectly calculate the enthalpy change
what is an enthalpy cycle?
pictorial representation showing the alternative routes of reaction between reactants and products
enthalpy cycles: rules?
- are triangular
- in each corner, there should be the same no. of each atom
- like energy, matter is also conserved
- the sides of the triangles r arrows