Developing Fuels - Unit 2 Flashcards
What are the 4 standard conditions?
1) Standard temp = 298 kelvin (25 0c)
2) Standard pressure = 1 atmosphere pressure
3) Standard concentral = 1 mol dm-3
4) All the substances are in their standard states
What are the reasons why the change in enthalpy of combustion is less than expected and how can these be avoided? (3)
1) Incomplete combustion - provide pure source oxygen
2) Loss of energy to surroundings - lid, wind shield, insulation
3) Not at standard conditions
What is the experiment for the combustion of a fuel? (6)
1) Measure mass of spirit burner containing fuel before exp
2) Measure initial temp of water
3) Warm up the water by roughly 10 degrees celsius
4) Record the final temp of the water
5) Record the mass of the spirit burner containing the fuel after the experiment and from this work out how much fuel was used and convert into moles
6) Use the change in temp water and amount of fuel used in moles and SHC of water to work out the enthalpy change of combustion
What is the formula for Methanol?
CH3OH
What is the Specific Heat Capacity?
The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of a substance by 1 Kelvin
What is the Standard Enthalpy Change of Combustion?
The amount of energy transferred to the surroundings by complete combustion of ONE mole of a fuel under standard conditions in standard states
If the reaction is exothermic what is the enthalpy change?
Negative
If the reaction is endothermic what is the enthalpy change?
Positive
Are combustion reactions exothermic or endothermic?
Exothermic
What is Incomplete combustion? (2)
1) Not all of the reactants are consumed in incomplete combustion
2) Therefore less energy is produced compared with complete combustion.
What is complete combustion?
All the reactants are completely burned therefore a large quantity of energy is produced
What is the Standard enthalpy change of neutralisation?
The energy transferred when ONE mole of H+ ions react with ONE mole of OH- ions to form ONE mole of water under standard conditions
What type of reaction is making bonds?
Exothermic
What type of reaction is breaking bonds?
Endothermic
What is the equation for the reaction for the enthalpy change of neutralisation?
H+(aq) + OH–(aq) → H2O(l)
In the context of a chemical reaction, What does enthalpy change translate to?
Energy change
What is an extrapolation?
Extending the data to take in to account the solution was cooling (losing energy) as it was warming up
What is Hess’ Law?
The Enthalpy change of a process is independent of the pathway taken assuming the initial and end conditions are the same
What is fuel efficiency / economy ?
The relationship between the distance travelled and the amount of fuel consumed
What is exothermic?
A reaction that gives out energy and heats the surroundings
What is endothermic?
A reaction that takes in energy and cools the surroundings
What is meant by the term energy transferred to the surroundings?
This doesn’t just mean the air. The ‘surroundings’ is anything that energy is transferred to. This could be to a test tube, to water, etc
What does the enthalpy change in a reaction give?
The quantity of energy transferred to or from the surroundings when the reaction is carried out in an open container
How would I measure the enthalpy of a substance
1) You can’t.
2) You can however measure the enthalpy when a reaction occurs
In chemistry, what is a system?
The reactants and products of the reaction that we are interested in
What is standard state?
The physical state of substance under standard conditions
What is 0 K?
Absolute 0, the lowest temperature
What is Kelvin (K)?
The unit of absolute temperature
When should Kelvin be used?
In calculations involving temperature
How do you convert temperature from Celsius Kelvin?
Celsius - Kelvin: +273 to Celsius reading Kelvin - Celsius: -273 from Kelvin reading
Why is the enthalpy change of combustion bigger for some fuels over others?
Because burning some fuels involves making and breaking more bonds than when burning others
What is a rule for equations in the context of enthalpy change of combustion?
Must show one mole of the substance being measured reacting
What is the Standard enthalpy change of formation
The energy transferred when ONE mole of a compound is formed from its elements under standard conditions in standard states
What kind of reaction is neutralisation?
Exothermic
Out of -177 and -189 which is less exothermic?
-177 is less exothermic so therefore gives out less energy and heats the surroundings by less
If you measure a temperature change and the temperature increases what type of reaction is it?
Exothermic
If you measure a temperature change and the temperature goes down what type of reaction is it?
Endothermic
Sulfuric acid formula?
H2SO4
Why does carbon form so many compounds?
Because each carbon atom can form 4 covalent bonds
What does homologous series mean?
A group of molecules that share some structural similarity and all the same functional group
What is the shortened structural formula of C2H6?
CH3 CH3
What is the e- configuration of the hybrid orbital of carbon?
SP(3)
What is a key feature of alkenes and what does this mean?
1) Unsaturated - Doesn’t have as much hydrogen - Has c-c double bonds
What is a key feature of Alkanes?
Saturated
What is a key feature of Cycloalkanes?
They have a ring which isn’t flat
What type of reaction is decomposition?
Endothermic or Exothermic
What compounds do Carbon atoms form and why?
1 - Covalet
2 - Because it has 4 outer e- so a charge of 4+ or 4- would be too low or high so can’t form ionic compounds
What are hydrocarbons?
Compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms
What is the formula for cyclohexane and what type of compound is it?
- C6H12 - Cycloalkane
What is a functional group?
Modifiers that are responsible for the characteristic chemical reactions of a molecule
What are compounds with the -OH group named?
Alcohols
What C-C bond is more reactive, double or single?
The double bond
What is the general formula for Alkanes?
Cn H2n+2 Where n = number of Carbon atoms
What are the names and formula of the first 10 Alkanes?
1 - Methane = CH4 6 - Hexane = C6H14
2 - Ethane = C2H6 7 - Heptane = C7H16
3 - Propane = C3H8 8 - Octane = C8H18
4 - Butane = C4H10 9 - Nonane = C9H20
5 - Pentane = C5H12 10 - Decane = C10H22
What are the 3 common alkyl groups and there formula?
1 - Methyl - CH3
2 - Ethyl - CH2CH3
3 - Propyl - CH3(CH2) 2
What is the general formula of cycloalkanes?
CnH2n
What is a rule when adding the number to the alkyl group?
Keep the number as low as possible
What are the properties of alkanes 1-4?
Colourless gases
What are the properties of alkanes 5-16?
Colourless liquids