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1
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Is bond breaking exothermic or endothermic?

A

Endothermic

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2
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Is bond making exothermic or endothermic?

A

Exothermic

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3
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What does exothermic mean?

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More energy is being released than there is going into the reaction

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4
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What does endothermic mean?

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More energy goes into the reaction than there is going out of the reaction

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5
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What is the enthalpy change of heat in an endothermic reaction?

A

Positive

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6
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What is the enthalpy change of heat in an exothermic reaction?

A

Negative

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7
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What is the enthalpy change of heat?

A

The overall energy change in a reaction

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8
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What is the enthalpy change of formation?

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The energy change when 1 mole of a substance is made from its constituent element in their standard state

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9
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What is the standard state for temperature?

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25 degrees celsius / 298K

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10
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What is the standard state for pressure?

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1 atm / 100KPa

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11
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What is the standard state for a solution?

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1 mol/dm3

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12
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What is the standard state for moles?

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1 mol

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13
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What is the equation for the enthalpy change of reaction in a formation reaction?

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Enthalpy of a reaction = sum of products - sum of reactants

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14
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What happens if the element is on its own in an enthalpy of formation reaction?

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It is 0

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15
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What is the enthalpy change of combustion?

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The energy change when 1 mole of a substance is completely combusted at RTP

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16
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What is the equation for the enthalpy change of reaction in a combustion reaction?

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Enthalpy of a reaction = sum of reactants - sum of products

17
Q

What is Hess’s law?

A

When you use a mixture of combustion and formation enthalpies to find the overall enthalpy of an equation

18
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What is specific heat capacity?

A

The energy needed to heat up 1 kg of a substance by 1 degree

19
Q

What is a system?

A

The chemical reaction in the atoms and bonds

20
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Is the line for reactants higher or lower than the products in an enthalpy reaction that is exothermic?

21
Q

Is the line for reactants higher or lower than the products in an enthalpy reaction that is endothermic?

22
Q

What is activation energy?

A

The minimun energy required to start a reaction

23
Q

What is the enthalpy change of a reaction?

A

The energy change associated with any given reaction

24
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What is the enthalpy change of combustion?

A

The enthalpy change where 1 mol of water is produced by neutralisation at STP

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