Energy Flashcards
Chemistry is the study of ______, _______, the ________ that matter undergoes and the ________ associated with these changes
Matter, properties, changes, energy
Anything that has the capacity to do work or transfer heat
Energy
Equation proving matter and energy are inter-changeable
e = mc^2
The three ways we sense energy
Motion, light, and heat
First law of thermodynamics
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed
Second law of thermodynamics
Energy cant be used to do work with 100% efficiency
Energy due to the position of an object
Potential energy
Energy due to the motion of an object
Kinetic energy
_____ energy states are more stable and are favored over ________ energy states
Lower, higher
Systems of charges particles
Atoms
______ charges attract
Opposite
Energy of motion of all nano-scale objects such as atoms and molecules
Thermal energy
All matter consists of tiny particles that are in constant motion.
Kinetic Molecular Theory
Molecules vibrate in place
Solids
Molecules slide around each other
Liquids
Molecules travel in straight lines until they collide changing direction
Gases