Chemistry Chapter 2 Test Flashcards
Temperature at which a thermodynamic system has its lowest energy
Absolute zero
The ability to do work
Energy
How does heat flow?
warm to cold
What are the rules of writing an elements symbol?
The chemical symbol has one or two letters, must always start with a capital letter, secound letter must be lowercase
Thermal energy and how it works?
Produced when a rise in temperature causes atoms and molecules to move faster and collide with eachother
Condensation vs. Evaporation
Condensation: vapor to liquid
Evaporation: liquid turns into gas
Closely spaced particles
Solid
Widely spaced particles that interact only in momentary collisions; also known as vapor
Gas
Gas-like substance; formed at very high temperatures, consists of high-energy ions; the most abundant form of matter in the universe
Plasma
Properties of matter can be explained by the interrelationships between the forces between particles and the particles’ kinetic energy
Kinetic Molecular Theory
Exothermic vs Endothermic
Exothermic releases more energy than it absorbs, endothermic absorbs more energy than it releases
Examples of exothermic
Firecracker explosion
Examples of endothermic
chemical cold packs
Energy in a system becomes less usable when energy _____________
Decreases
Know the 6 common forms of energy
Kinetic, potential, mechanical, thermal, acoustic, electrical, electromagnetic, chemical, nuclear