Energy Changes And Reactions Flashcards
What is ENTHAPLY?
H, the heat content stored in a chemical system.
Key things to remember during calculations
1) When writing equations, make sure it’s one mole. 2) Don’t forget the sign. 3) Arrows when using formation ↖️↗️ 4) Arrows when using combustion ↘️↙️
What is chemical energy?
A form of potential energy within chemical bonds.
What is an important law about energy?
It is conserved.
If energy is conserved, what does this mean in terms of heat?
Heat lost in a chemical system = heat gained to surroundings.
What is the chemical system? What are the surroundings?
Chemical system = the reactants and the products. Surroundings = what is outside the chemical system.
What is the ENTHAPLY CHANGE?
The heat exchange with the surroundings during a chemical reaction at a constant pressure.
Equation for ENTHAPLY CHANGE?
ΔH = Hproducts - Hreactants
(alphabet)
What two types of heat exchange are there?
EXOthermic (exit) and ENDOthermic (into)
Define EXOTHERMIC
A reaction in which the ENTHAPLY of the PRODUCTS is SMALLER than the ENTHAPLY of the REACTANTS, resulting in HEAT LOSS to the surroundings.
Define ENDOTHERMIC.
A reaction in which the ENTHAPLY of the PRODUCTS is GREATER than the ENTHAPLY of the REACTANTS, due to HEAT GAINED from the surroundings.
What is the sign of the enthalpy change in:
- exothermic?
- endothermic?
EXO is negative
ENDO is positive
Diagram of an exothermic enthalpy change
Diagram of an Endothermic enthalpy change?
Where is the Ea?
What type of reaction (exothermic or endothermic) is less likely to happen naturally?
Endothermic You have to supply more energy, equal to produced +Ea