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What is the zeroth law of thermodynamics?

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If system A is in thermal equilibrium with B, and B is in thermal equilibrium with C, then C is also in equilibrium with A

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What is the first law of thermodynamics?

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Energy cannot be created or destroyed but it can be converted into another form

ΔU = q + w

ΔU = internal energy
q = heat
w = work
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When work is done on a system, is w positive or negative?

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Positive

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When heat is gained by a system, is q positive or negative?

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Positive

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What are adiabatic systems?

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Thermally insulated, isolated systems

Heat is not involved

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What is an isothermal system?

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Closed, not thermally isolated systems

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What is an isovolumetric process?

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Volume is constant, pressure and temperature can change

Heat is allowed to enter

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What is an isobaric process?

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Pressure is constant, volume and temperature can change

Heat is allowed to escape

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What is an isothermal process?

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Temperature is constant, pressure and volume can change

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Adiabatic process

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Pressure, volume and temperature can all change

Heat isn’t allowed to escape

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What is the second law of thermodynamics?

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ΔS univ > 0

Heat cannot spontaneously flow from a colder location to a hotter location

The total entropy of the universe always increases

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What is the third law of thermodynamics?

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S T=0 >= 0

As a system approaches absolute zero all thermal processes cease and entropy approaches a minimum

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13
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What is a perfect crystal?

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  • when entropy = 0

- atoms or ions are arranged in a regular, uniform way

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What is enthalpy and how can it be calculated from internal energy?

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A measure of the total energy of a thermodynamic system

H = U + PV

U= internal energy

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What are the two types of calorimeter?

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  • constant volume

- constant pressure

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16
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Define specific heat capacity

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The energy required to raise the temperature of 1g of substance by 1°C

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State Hess’s Law

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The enthalpy change for a reaction is independent of the route taken

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Define electron affinity

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The energy released when an electron is added to a gaseous atom

X(g) + e- -> X^- (g)

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Define energy of atomisation

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The energy needed to transform an element in its standard state into 1 mole of gaseous atoms

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How does heat differ from temperature?

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Heat is a measure of thermal energy flow

Temperature is the average thermal energy per atom

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What is thermal energy?

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The kinetic and potential energy associated with the movement of individual molecules and atoms

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What is bond dissociation enthalpy and how does it differ from bind energy?

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Bind dissociation enthalpy is the energy required to break 1 mole of specific binds at RTP

BDE is specific for a particular bind in a particular molecule

Bond energy is the average value to break a bond across various molecules

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23
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What is a spontaneous reaction?

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A reaction that does occur under specific conditions

24
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What is a non-spontaneous reaction?

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A reaction that does not occur under specific conditions

25
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Define standard entropy of reaction

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The entropy change for a reaction carried out at 1 atm and 298K

Units of J K-1 mol-1

26
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Define Gibbs free energy

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The energy available to do work at constant pressure

27
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Which gas law relates pressure and volume?

Give the equation for it

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Boyle’s law

P1 V1 = P2 V2

28
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What does Gay-Lussac’s law involve? Give the equation

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Temperature and pressure

P1 / T1 = P2 / T2

29
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What does Charles’s law relate? Give the equation

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Temperature and volume

V1 / T1 = V2 / T2

30
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What relates volume and amount in gases? Give the equation

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Avogadro’s law

V1 / n1 = V2 / n2

31
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Explain why the behaviour of a real gas might be different to predictions made using the ideal gas law

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In an ideal gas, molecules do not attract or repeal one another

The volume is negligible compared with the volume of the container

Real gases act like ideal gases at 0°C and 100 kPa

32
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How would you calculate the density of a gas?

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d = Mr P / RT

33
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What is the equation for calculating concentrations of gases?

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C = P /RT

34
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What is Dalton’s law of partial pressures?

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The total pressure of a mixture of gases is just the sum of the pressures that each gas would exert if it were present alone

35
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What does Boyle’s law state?

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For a fixed mass of gas at constant temperature, the volume is inversely proportional to the pressure

36
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What does Charles’s law state?

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For a fixed mass of gas at constant pressure, the volume is directly proportional to the temperature

37
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What does Gay-Lussac’s law state?

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The pressure of a fixed amount of gas at a constant volume is proportional to temperature

38
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What does Avogadro’s law state?

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The volume of a gas maintained at a constant pressure and temperature is proportional to the amount of gas

39
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What is the equation for calculating the partial pressure of a gas?

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P = mole fraction x total pressure

40
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What is the equation for calculating mole fraction of a gas?

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X = no. of moles of gas A / total number of moles of gas

41
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What is Le Cháteliers principal?

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A system at equilibrium will oppose any change made to the system

42
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Equation that links equilibrium constant with Gibbs free energy

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ΔG° = -RT ln(k)

43
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What is a bronsted acid?

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Proton donor

44
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What is a bronsted base?

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A proton acceptor

45
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What is the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation?

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pH = pKa + log10([A-] / [HA])

46
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Explain what is meant by rate law and reaction order

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Rate law expresses the relationship of the rate of a reaction to the rate constant and the concentrations of the reactants raised to some power

Reaction order is the sum of the individual orders in a reaction (the overall order)

47
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What is the intergrated rate equation for a zeroth order reaction?

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[A] = [A]0 - nkt

48
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What is the equation for calculating the half-life of a zeroth order reaction?

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t 1/2 = [A]0 / 2nk

49
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What is the integrated rate equation for a first order reaction?

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[A] = [A]0 e^(-nkt)

50
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What is the equation for calculating the half-life of a first order reaction?

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t 1/2 = ln(2) / nk

51
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What is the integrated rate equation for a second order reaction?

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1/[A] = 1/[A]0 + nkt

52
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What is the equation for calculating the half-life of a second order reaction?

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t 1/2 = 1/ nk [A]0

53
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What is half-life?

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The time taken for the concentration of a reactant to drop to half of its initial value

54
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What is the equation relating Kp to Kc?

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Kp = Kc (RT)^Δn

55
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What is the equation relating Kp to Kc?

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Kp = Kc (RT)^Δn

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