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Thermochemistry Flashcards

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First law of thermodynamics

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Change in internal energy (delta U) = Heat (Q) - Work (W)

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Adiabatic process

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No heat exchange

Delta U = -W

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Isothermic process

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Constant temperature

Delta U = 0 –> Q = W

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Isobaric process

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Constant pressure

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Isochoric process

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Constant volume

Delta U = Q

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What are two process functions?

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Heat (Q) and work (W)

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1 cal = ? J

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4200 J

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When is enthalpy (delta H) = Q?

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At constant pressure

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Heat absorbed or released in a given process = ?

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q = m.c.delta T

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What is the specific heat of water?

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Heat capacity = ?

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m.c

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Equation when using a bomb calorimeter?

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q sample + q oxygen = (-) q surroundings (water)

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Equation to use to find equilibrium temperature of two objects?

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q hot = (-) q cold

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Heat of phase change = ?

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q = m. L (latent heat)

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What is held constant in a bomb calorimeter?

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Volume

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What is held constant in a coffee-cup calorimeter?

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Pressure

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Enthalpy (Delta H) = ?
(-) ?
(+) ?

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Heat transferred into or out of the system
(-) : exothermic
(+) : endothermic

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What is the standard enthalpy of formation, DeltaHf?

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Enthalpy required to produce one mole of a compound from its elements in their standard states.

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What is the standard heat of a reaction equal to?

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Delta Hrxn = Sum of Delta Hf products - Sum of Delta Hf reactants

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What is Hess’ law?

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Delta H = Delta H1 + Delta H2 + Delta H3 …

It works for all other state functions as well.

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What is the bond dissociation energy?

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Average energy required to break a particular type of bond between atoms in the gas phase

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Equation for Gibbs free energy? Mnemonic with the fish!!

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Delta G = Delta H - T. Delta S

Goldfish are horrible without tartare sauce

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What is an exergonic reaction? What is Delta G?

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Spontaneous: Delta G (-)

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What is an endergonic reaction? What is Delta G?

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Nonspontaneous: Delta G (+)

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When is Delta G temperature dependent?
When Delta S and Delta H have the same sign
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What is the standard gibbs free energy?
Delta Grxn = Sum of Delta G products - Sum of Delta G reactants
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How to calculate the standard Delta Grxn from Keq?
Standard Delta G rxn = - RT ln. Keq
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How to calculate the Delta Grxn from Keq and Q? How to estimate the sign of Delta Grxn?
Delta G rxn = RT ln (Q/Keq) = Delta G (standard) + RT.lnQ If Q/Keq
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What happens to the volume of a substance as it goes from solid to liquid? Why? What is the exception to this rule?
It increases because it becomes less dense Water
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How can the entropy change in a reaction be estimated? 2 factors
1. number of moles of reactants and products: a. decrease in moles = decrease in entropy b. increase in moles = increase in entropy 2. phase changes a. gas to solid = decrease in entropy b. solid to liquid = increase in entropy
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Are explosions spontaneous or nonspontaneous?
Spontaneous
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What is the enthalpy of formation of an element?
Always 0
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Which side of an exothermic reaction is favored at high temperatures?
Shift to the left!
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How to apply Hess' law to heats of combustion and heats of formation?
Heat of combustion = sum of the heat of formation of the products - heat of formation of the reactants
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What is the heat of formation of O2?
0
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What does the standard heat of formation represent?
The heat necessary to synthesize elements in their standard state
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What unit to use for all of these equations?
Kelvin!
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When asked which conditions are favorable to a certain reactions, what are the 2 things you should check?
Moles of gas | Exo or endothermic?
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What is the equation to calculate entropy?
Delta S = Qrev / T ``` Qrev = heat gained or lost in a reversible reaction T = temperature ```
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When energy is added to a system, does its entropy increase or decrease?
Increase
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When energy is removed from a system, does its entropy increase or decrease?
Decrease
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How to calculate the change in entropy of a system?
Add up the change in entropy of the different elements in the system
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What is the work of a calorimeter equal to?
0
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What is the effect on entropy when particles move from high concentration to low concentration?
Increase in entropy
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If Delta G is (-), then what does this mean for Q?
Q is smaller than Keq
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What does a negative change in entropy mean?
It decreases
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Solvation layer formation effects on entropy? Free energy?
Entropy: decrease | Free energy is > 0 --> non spontaneous
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What is favorable: increasing or decreasing entropy?
Increasing
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When adding hydrophilic molecules to water, is entropy increased or decreased? How is free energy affected?
Increased | Free energy spontaneous
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What is the Delta G of passive transport?
(-)
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What is the Delta G of active transport?
(+)
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What is Delta G standard ' ?
Standardized for neutral pH = 7
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What is the pH for standard Delta G?
0
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How can I use the first law of thermodynamics in the cellular environment?
Fixed volume and pressure, so Delta U = Q
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What is the equation for the entropy of the universe? What does it mean?
Delta Suniv = Delta S system + Delta S surroundings > 0 Which means: the entropy of a system and its surroundings will NEVER decrease, it will always remain 0 or increase At constant P and T, the entropy of a system will spontaneously increase
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What does it mean in radioactive decay if there is no tissue damage?
There was no gamma emission
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When does "all" of a sample is considered to have decayed?
7-8 half lives
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Which nuclear decay can be detected on an atomic absorption spectrum?
Gamma radiation

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