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Enthalpy changes Flashcards

1
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What is enthalpy?

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A measure of the heat energy in a system

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What is the equation for enthalpy change?

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ΔH = H(products) - H(reactants)

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What is the system?

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The chemicals - the reactants and products

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What is the surroundings?

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The apparatus, the lab and everything that is not the system

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What does exothermic mean?

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The energy is transferred from the system to the surroundings - ΔH is negative

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What does endothermic mean?

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The energy is transferred from the surroundings to the system - ΔH is positive

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What does the energy profile look like for an exothermic reaction?

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  • The system releases heat energy to surroundings
  • Any energy loss by the chemical system is balanced by the same energy gain by by the surroundings
  • ΔH is negative
  • Temperature of the surroundings increases
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What does the energy profile look like for an endothermic reaction?

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  • The chemical system takes in energy from surroundings
  • Any energy gain by the system is balanced by the same energy loss by the surroundings
  • ΔH is positive
  • Temperature of the surroundings decreases
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9
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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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What does the enthalpy profile, including activation energy, look like for an exothermic reaction?

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What does the enthalpy profile, including activation energy, look like for an endothermic reaction?

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12
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What is standard pressure?

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100kPa

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13
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What is standard temperature?

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298 K

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14
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What is standard concentration?

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1 mol dm^-3

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What is standard state?

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The physical state of a substance under standard conditions

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16
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What is standard enthalpy change of reaction, Δr HΘ?

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The enthalpy change that accompanies a reaction in the molar quantities shown in a chemical equation under standard conditions, will all reactants and products in their standard states

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What is standard enthalpy change of formation, Δf HΘ?

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The enthalpy change that takes place when one mole of a compound is formed from its elements under standard conditions, with all reactants and products in their standard states

18
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What is standard enthalpy change of combustion?

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The enthalpy change that takes place when one mole of a substance reacts completely with oxygen under standard conditions, with all reactants and products in their standard states

19
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What is standard enthalpy change of neutralisation?

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The enthalpy change that accompanies the reaction of an acid by a base to form one mole of H2O under standard conditions, with all reactants and products in their standard states

20
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What is the energy and specific heat capacity equation?

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q = mcΔT

q= energy J
m = mass g
c = specific heat capacity J g^-1 K^-1
T = temperature K

21
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How do you determine the enthalpy change of combustion?

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22
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How do you carry out the spirit burners experiment?

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23
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How do you carry out the cooling curves/ polystyrene cup experiment?

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24
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What is average bond enthalpy?

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The energy required to break one mole of a specified type of bond in a gaseous molecule

25
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What are the rules of bond enthalpies?

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  • They are always endothermic
  • They always have a positive value
26
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What in bond breaking?

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Endothermic

27
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What is bond making?

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Exothermic

28
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How can you find the enthalpy change of reaction using bond enthalpies?

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Δr H = E (bond enthalpies in Reactant - E (bond enthalpies in Product_

29
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What is Hess’ law?

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If a reaction can take place by 2 routes, and the starting and finishing conditions are the same, the total enthalpy change is the same for each route

30
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How can Hess’ law be represented on an enthalpy profile?

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31
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How can you find the enthalpy change of reaction from the enthalpy changes of formation?

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Δr H = E (Δf H products) - E (Δf H reactants)

32
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How can you find the enthalpy change of reaction from the enthalpy changes of combustion?

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Δr H = E(Δc H reactants) - E(Δc H products)

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