Energy changes (P1) Flashcards
Endothermic
- energy taken from the surroundings
- temperature of the surroundings decrease
examples of endothermic
- thermal decomposition
- spots injury packs
Exothermic
- energy is transferred to the surroundings
- temperature of the surroundings increases
examples of exothermic
- combustion
- hand warmers
reaction profile
shows the overall energy change of a reaction
breaking bonds in reactants
endothermic
making bonds in products
exothermic
overall energy change of a reaction - exothermic
-energy released making new bonds is greater than energy taken in breaking existing bonds
overall energy change of a reaction -endothermic
-energy needed to break existing bonds is greater than the energy released making new bonds
what has to happened for activation energy to be needed
chemical reactions only happen when particles collide with sufficient energy
what is activation energy
the minimum amount of energy that colliding particles must have In order to react
Endothermic reaction profile
- products have higher energy levels than reactants
- as the reactants form products, energy is transferred from the surroundings to the reaction mixture
- temp of surroundings decrease because energy is taken away In the reaction
Exothermic reaction profile
- products have lower energy level than reactants
- when the reactants form products energy is transferred to the surroundings
- temp of surroundings increases because energy is released in this reaction