Enthalpy Flashcards
What is the definition of delta change?
The heat energy change measured at constant pressure
What can exothermic reactions be identified by?
Detecting a temperature increase
What can endothermic reactions be identified by?
Detecting a temperature decrease
What does breaking bonds do?
Absorbs energy
what does forming bonds do?
Releases energy
What type of reaction is intermolecular and covalent bond breaking?
Endothermic
What type of reaction is forming bonds?
Exothermic
When does an exothermic reaction occur?
When more energy is released from bond making than is absorbed during bond breaking
what happens when bonds are formed?
Energy is released (exothermic, delta H is negative)
What happens when bonds are broken?
Energy is absorbed (endothermic, delta H is positive)
what happened in most actual chemical reactions?
Both bond breaking and bond forming occur so which ever process is greater magnitude will result in the overall enthalpy change
What is the definition of exothermic reactions?
A reaction will be exothermic when more energy is released in bond forming than is absorbed in bond breaking.
This results in an overall negative delta
what is the definition of an endothermic reaction?
A reaction will be endothermic when more energy is absorbed in bond breaking than is released in bond forming.
This results in an overall positive delta H
what reactions are exothermic?
-All combustion (burning) reactions
-Test tube heating up when you add a metal such as magnesium to an acid such as HCl
what are examples of endothermic reactions?
-Photosynthesis
-The decomposition of carbonates
-Cool packs used on the football pitch
(less obvious in the real world)
What is activation energy (Ea) of a reaction?
the minimum energy required for a reaction to occur
What is the activation energy (Ea) oh of a reaction?
-Minimum energy required for a reaction to occur
-always positive
what type of reactions oxidation (combustion of CH4)?
Exothermic
What type of reaction is thermal decomposition?
(CaCo3 —> CaO + CO2)
Endothermic
What type of reaction is respiration?
Exothermic