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1
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What is enthalpy?

A

The measure of heat energy within a chemical system

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How do you calculate enthalpy change?

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Enthalpy of products - Enthalpy of reactants

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Where is energy transferred in an exothermic change?

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Energy is transferred from system to the surroundings

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Where is energy transferred in an endothermic change?

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Energy is transferred from the surroundings to the system

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What are 4 key features of an exothermic reaction?

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Enthalpy change is negative
Chemical system loses energy
Surroundings gain energy
Temperature of surroundings increases

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What are 4 key features of an endothermic reaction?

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Enthalpy change is positive
Chemical system gains energy
Surroundings lose energy
Temperature of surroundings decreases

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7
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What is activation energy?

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The minimum energy required for a reaction to take place

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8
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What are standard conditions?

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25 C or 298K
100kPa
1 mol dm^3

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9
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Define standard enthalpy change of formation

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Enthalpy change when one mole of a substance is formed from its constituent elements with all substances in their standard states

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10
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What is the enthalpy change of formation for all elements?

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0

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Define standard enthalpy change of combustion

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Enthalpy change when one mole of a substance undergoes complete combustion in oxygen with all substances in standard states

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12
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Define standard enthalpy change of neutralisation

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Enthalpy change when 1 mole of water is formed in a reaction between an acid and alkali under standard conditions

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13
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What is 0 degrees C in K?

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273K

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14
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Define specific heat capacity

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The energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of a substance by 1K

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What is the specific heat capacity of water?

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4.18

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16
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What is the equation for calculating heat energy?

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Q= mc delta T

17
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Give reasons for inaccuracy in heat energy of combustion practical

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Heat energy lost to the surroundings
Incomplete combustion
Evaporation of alcohol from the wick
Non standard conditions

18
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How would you minimise effect of heat loss or incomplete combustion?

A

Draught screens

Input of oxygen gas

19
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What piece of equipment is used to measure enthalpy change of reaction between two solutions?

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Polystyrene cups

20
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Define ‘Average Bond Enthalpy’

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Energy required to break one mole of a specified type of bond

21
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Are bond enthalpies exothermic or endothermic?

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Endothermic (always have a positive value)

22
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What is an average bond enthalpy calculated from?

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Actual bond enthalpies in different environments

23
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Bond breaking- exothermic or endothermic?

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Endothermic

24
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Bond making- exothermic or endothermic?

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Exothermic

25
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What determines whether a reaction is overall exothermic or endothermic?

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The difference between the value for making the bond and value for breaking bonds

26
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How is enthalpy change calculated from bond enthalpies?

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Bond enthalpies in reactants - Bond enthalpies in products

27
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What are the limitations for using average bond enthalpies?

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The bond enthalpies are slightly different in each environment, however not a major difference as an average bond enthalpy is used.
Need all molecules to be gaseous

28
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What does ‘Hess’ Law’ state?

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If a reaction can take place by two routes, and starting and finishing conditions are the same, the total enthalpy change is the same for each route

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