Enthalpy changes Flashcards
What is enthalpy?
A measure of the heat energy in a system
What is the equation for enthalpy change?
ΔH = H(products) - H(reactants)
What is the system?
The chemicals - the reactants and products
What is the surroundings?
The apparatus, the lab and everything that is not the system
What does exothermic mean?
The energy is transferred from the system to the surroundings - ΔH is negative
What does endothermic mean?
The energy is transferred from the surroundings to the system - ΔH is positive
What does the energy profile look like for an exothermic reaction?
- 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
What does the energy profile look like for an endothermic reaction?
- 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
What is activation energy?
The minimum energy required for a reaction to take place
What does the enthalpy profile, including activation energy, look like for an exothermic reaction?
What does the enthalpy profile, including activation energy, look like for an endothermic reaction?
What is standard pressure?
100kPa
What is standard temperature?
298 K
What is standard concentration?
1 mol dm^-3
What is standard state?
The physical state of a substance under standard conditions