Thermochemistry Flashcards
part of the universe on which we wish to focus our attention
system
everything else in the universe
surroundings
the capacity to do work or to produce heat
energy
energy due to position or compositions
potential energy
energy of object due to its motion (mass and velocity)
kinetic energy
involves the transfer of energy between two objects due to difference in temperature
heat
force acting over a distance
work
the manner in which energy transfer is divided between transfer is divided between work and heat
-ex: ball rolling down hill
pathway
property of a system that depends only on its present state
state functions
evolution of heat
exothermic
absorption of heat
endothermic
the energy of the universe is constant
first law
sum of the kinetic and potential energies of all the “particles” of a system
internal energy