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1
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What is enthalpy?

A

A measure of the heat energy of a substance

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What is enthalpy change ΔH?

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The change in heat energy of a substance at constant pressure

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What is the unit of ΔH?

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KJmol-1

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What is ΔHθ?

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The change in heat energy under standard conditions - 100kPa + 298K

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Are breaking bonds exo/endothermic? Explain your answer

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Endo - energy is taken in to break the bonds

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Are making bonds exo/endothermic? Explain your answer

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Exo- energy is given out when bonds are made

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7
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How do you calculate the overall energy change of a reaction?

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Energy released when bonds are made in the products- energy needed to break bonds in the reactants

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In an exothermic reaction is the enthalpy change positive or negative?

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negative

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9
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Why is the enthalpy change in an exothermic reaction negative?

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The products have less energy than the reactants because energy is lost to the surroundings

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In an endothermic reaction in the enthalpy change positive or negative?

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positive

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Why is the enthalpy change in an endothermic reaction positive?

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The products have more energy than the reactants because energy is taken in from the surroundings

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12
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What is the standard enthalpy of formation ∆Hf?

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The enthalpy change when one mole of a compound is formed from its elements in their standard states under standard conditions

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13
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Write an equation to show the standard enthalpy of formation of ethanol

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2C(s) + 3H2(g) + 1/2 O2(g) → C2H5OH(l)

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What is the standard enthalpy of combustion ∆Hc?

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The enthalpy change when one mole of a compound is completely burned in oxygen in standard conditions

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Write an equation to show the standard enthalpy of combustion of ethene.

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C2H4(g) + 3O2(g) → 2CO2(g) + 2H2O(l)

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16
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What is the mean bond enthalpy (bond dissociation enthalpy)?

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The average energy needed to break a certain type of bonds in a range of compounds

17
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Why are bond enthalpies always positive?

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energy is required to break bonds - endothermic

18
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Why might the bond enthalpy calculated using Hess’s law be different to the mean bond enthalpy from a data book?

A

mean bond enthalpies aren’t exact, they are averaged over a range of compounds

19
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How can you use bond enthalpies tocalculate the enthalpy change for a reaction?

A

(∑ bond enthalpies of products)-(∑ bond enthalpies of reactants)

20
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What is the specific heat energy of a substance ©

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The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature 1g of substance by 1K

21
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What is the unit of specific heat capacity

A

Jg-1K-1

22
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Describe the experiment you would do to calculate the enthapy change of a combustion reaction?

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Calorimetry-burn a known amount of reactant and record the ∆T of known mass of water

23
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What is the equation you can use to calculate enthalpy change?

A

q=mc∆T

24
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Describe each of the components in the q=mc∆T with units

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q = heat lost/gained in J, m-mass of solution in g/water in calorimetry, ∆T change in temperature of the water Kelvin(K), c=specific heat capacity of solution/water JK-1K-1

25
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Describe the experiment you would do to calculate the enthalpy change of an exo/endo reaction

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carry out the reaction in a polystyrene cup, measure the temperature every minute starting before mixing, plot time vs temp on a graph to obtain ∆T on mixing by extrapolating

26
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Why is extrapolation used to find an accurate ∆T for an exo/endo reaction?

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to allow for a heat loss from the polystyrene cup

27
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Suggest why the experimental ∆Hc of ethanol is lower than the data book value

A

Some heat is lost to the surroundings and is not all transferred to the water

28
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Suggest what could be done to reduce the heat loss in a calorimetry experiment

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use a heat shield to prevent the heat lost from the burning substance

29
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What is Hess’s law?

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The overall enthalpy change for a reaction is the same independent of the route taken

30
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What is the ∆Hf of O2 and why?

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Zero, because the ∆Hf of elements in their standard states are zero

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