module 5 HSC Flashcards
what happens when chemical reactions do not go through to completion
irreversible reaction + an example
reactant forms products which cannot be reverted back to reactants
eg. combustion reactions eg. magnesium and steel wool
reversible reactions + example
products that were once formed hat can react again to form reactants
eg. cobalt (II) chloride hexahydrate (dark pink) –> chloride dihydrate (purple)
combustion of magnesium and stee wool
do with steel wool and repeat for magnesium strip
- white solid forms when magnesium heated –> ice bath no changes
- reddish brown solid forms when wool is heated –> ice bath no changes
- shows irreversibility
closed system
only energy can be exchanged with the surroundings where there is no matter transfer
open system
both matter and energy can be exchanged with the surroundings
static equilibrium
rates of forward and reverse reaction are equal and zero
eg. at completion: dissolution of unsaturated solution
eg. before initiation: combustion without initial spark
eg. reversible but with insurmountable activation energy: diamond to graphite
dynamic equilibrium
rate of forward reaction are equal and non zero
- concentration is constant
advantages + disadvantages of molecular modelling kits
ad:
-helps visualise complex phenomenon
- demonstrated both static and dynamic equilibrium well
dis:
-bond are rigid so we cant see electrons moving
- doesnt show transfer of energy
advantages of modelling dynamic equilibrium
- check
enthalpy
internal energy of a system
- only measures the change
delta H = sum of products - sum of reactants
eg. combustion of fuel
exothermic = forward enthalpy drive
endo thermic = reverse enthalpy drive
exothermic reaction is what type of drive
forward enthalpy drive
endothermic reaction is what type of drive
reverse enthalpy drive
entropy
measure of the state of disorder within a chemical system
- absolute can be measured
s> 0 = forward entropy drive
s< 0 = reverse entropy drive
difference between enthalpy and entropy
enthalpy can only measure change in enthalpy whereas entropy can measure absolute entropy
entropy and enthalpy for photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H2O –> C6H12O6 + 6O2
s < 0 as ordered glucose molecules are created (reverse entropy drive)
h>0 = reverse entropy drive as energy is absorbed from surrounding
reversible reactions and delta G
reversible reactions tend to have completing enthalpy and entropy drives
G>0 = non-spontaneous
h>0, s<0 eg. photosynthesis
G<0 = spntaneous
h<0, s> 0 eg. combustion
combustion entropy and enthalpy
s>0 –> more heat = more disorder –> forward entropy drive
H<0 –> energy released –> forward enthalpy drive
collision theory
chemical reactions take place when molecules with sufficient energy collide with correct orientation
- increases rate of reaction due to the increase in the frequency of collisions
- initially concentration of reactants
- reactant particles collide at high frequency
- rate of reactants converted to products is high
- concentration of reactants decrease as they are converted to products
- rate of forward reaction decreases as products are formed the product concentration increases
- increased frequency of collisions of products
- rate of reverse reaction increases
- continues until forward and reverse are equal
le chateliers principle
if a system at dynamic equilibrium is disturbed, then the system will shift as to minimise the change until a new equilibrium is reached