Thermochemistry Flashcards

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Temperature

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The average Kinetic energy of the particles of a substance

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Bond energy

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The amount of energy required to break the bond in one mole of the molecules in which the bond is formed

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Heat of reaction 🔺H

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The net change of chemical potential energy of a system during a chemical reaction

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Exothermic Reaction

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A Chemical reaction that transfers chemical potential energy into thermal energy

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Endothermic Reaction

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A chemical reaction that transfers thermal energy into chemical potential energy

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Activated complex

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A high energy, unstable, temporary transition state between the reactants and the products

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Activation energy

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The minimum energy required to start a chemical reaction

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Catalyst

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A substance that increases the rate of reaction but remains unchanged at the end of the reaction

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Formula:

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Heat of Reaction (🔺H)
= Eproducts - Ereactants

Bond energy table
= Etakenin - Egivenout

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