Part 2 Flashcards
Energy Changes
Chemical reactions involve the breaking and formation of chemical bonds. The general rule is that energy is absorbed in the breaking of chemical bonds and energy is released when the bonds are formed.
Exothermic reactions
Exothermic reactions are reactions which release heat. The energy required to break the bonds in the reaclants is exceeded by the energy released when chemical bonds are formed in products.
Endothermic reactions
Endothermic reactions can be considered the opposite of exothermic reactions. They absorb energy from the environment in which they happen.
Enthalpy
Enthalpy is a term that describes energy within a chemical system. Enthalpy cannot be measured directly, so scientists talk about Enthalpy changes when discussing chemical reactions.
Energy diagrams.
Exothermic - we see reactants having more energy than the products. Enthalpy - change when energy his below reactant energy.
Endothermic - We see the products having more energy than the reactants. Enthalpy - change seen between the final product energy and reactant energy.
Breaking bonds
Breaking bonds is the exothermic process. Input energy required to seperate forces of attraction.
Forces include ionic, covalent, metallic and weak intermolecular attractions.
Changes of state
When a substance changes state it is because the substances chemical bonds have been either weakened or strengthened.
Energy is absorbed when this happens so is a endothermic process.
Energy is released when bonds strengthen so that is a exothermic process.
Bond Enthalpy
The strength of the covalent bond between atoms depends on the strength of the attractive forces between the nuclei and bonding electrons.
Moles
^ = mrm ^ = no of moles (mol) m = mass (g) M = molar mass (gmol -1)
Specific Heat Capacity
Q = mc AT Q = heat energy (J) m = mass (g) c = specific heat capacity (Jg -1 C-1) AT = temperature change .......
Equilibrium
Reversible Reactions
Physical changes are by definition reversible, eg melting ice blocks.
Reversible reaction =
A chemical reaction which changes the reactants physical state by can be changed back.
In a open system, reactions and physical changes are rarely reversible. Why?
This is due to the particles being able to enter and leave the system.
When the lid is on the system is closed. Nothing can escape.
See diagram.
Equilibrium state of balance
Equilibrium occurs when the forward reaction proceeds at the same rate as the reverse reaction. This means the rate of both reactions.
Equilibrium and physical change
Equilibrium may be established in physical processes. If the process can be represented by a reverse symbol equation there will be will be conditions where the process is in equilibrium.
The Equilbrium Constant - Kc
Any reverse reaction can be represented by:
aA + bB = cC + dD.
Where A, B, C and D represent the reactants and the products and a, b, c and d represent the mole ratio numbers.