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Thermochemistry Flashcards

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What are isolated systems?

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they exchange neither matter nor energy with the environment.

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What are closed systems?

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They exchange energy, but not matter with the environment.

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What are open systems?

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they exchange both energy and matter with the environment.

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What are Isothermal processes?

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They are processes that occur at a constant temperature

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What are adiabatic processes?

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exchange no heat with the environment.

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What are Isobaric processes?

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occur at a constant

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What are isovolumetric (isochoric) processes?

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occur at a constant volume

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What are state functions?

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describe the physical properties of an equilibrium state; they are a pathway independent and include pressure, density, temperature, volume, enthalpy, internal energy, Gibbs free energy, and entropy.

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What are standard conditions?

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defined as 298K, 1 atm, and 11 M concentrations. Used for kinetics, equilibrium, and thermodynamics. Do not confuse with (STP) standard temperature and pressure for gas laws.

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What is the standard state of an element?

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it is the most prevalent form under standard conditions; standard enthalpy, standard entropy, and standard free energy

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What is fusion (melting) and freezing (crystallization or solidification)?

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A phase change that occurs at the boundary between the solid and the liquid phases.

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What is vaporization (boiling or evaporation)?

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occurs at the boundary between the liquid and the gas phases

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What is sublimation and deposition?

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occurs at the boundary between the solid and gas phases

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What is the critical point?

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a temp past this, the liquid and gas phases are indistinguishable.

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What is the triple point?

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at this point all three phases of matter exist in equilibrium

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What is a phase diagram?

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fro a system graphs the phases and phase equilibria as a function of temperature and pressure.

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What is temperature?

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scaled measure of the average kinetic energy of a substance.

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What is heat?

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The transfer of energy that results form difference of temperature between two substances.

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What is Enthalpy?

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it is the measure of the potential energy of a system found in the intermolecular attractions and chemical bonds

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What is Hess’s law?

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states that the total change in potential energy of a system is equal to the changes of potential energies of the individual steps of the process.

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How can enthalpy be calculated?

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using heat formations, heats of combustion, or bond association.

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What is entropy?

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while often thought of as disorder, is a measure of the degree to which energy has been spread throughout a system or between a system and its surroundings. Entropy is a ratio of heat transferred per mole per unit kelvin. Entropy is maximized at equilibrium.

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What is Gibbs free energy?

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it is derived from both enthalpy and entropy values for a given system. The change in Gibbs free energy determines whether a process is spontaneous or not.

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What is Gibbs free energy dependent on?

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temperature; temp dependent processes, change between spontaneous and non-spontaneous, depending on the temperature.

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First law of thermodynamics equation

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ΔU= Q-W . U is the change in internal energy, Q is heat added, and W is work done by system.

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Heat transfer (no change) eq

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q = mcΔT m is mass, c is specific heat, and T is change in temp. when thinking of heat think which one is receiving heat and losing heat.

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heat transfer (during phase change)

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q=mL . m is mass L is latent heat, a general term for the enthalpy of a isothermal process .

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Generalized enthalpy of reaction

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ΔHrxn = H products - H reactants

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standard enthalpy of a reaction

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ΔH’rxn = ΣΔH’f products - ΣΔH’f, reactants

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Bond enthalpy

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ΔH’rxn = ΣΔH bonds broken- ΣΔH bonds formed

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Entropy

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ΔS = Qrev/T . Qrev is the heat that is gained or lost in a reversible process

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Second law of thermodynamics

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ΔS universe = ΔSsystem + ΔSsurroundings >0

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Gibbs free energy

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ΔG=ΔH- TΔS

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Standard Gibbs free energy

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ΔG’rxn =ΣΔG’f,products - ΣΔG’f,reactants

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Standard Gibbs free energy from equilibrium constant

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ΔG’rxn = -RTln Keq

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Gibbs free energy from reaction quotient

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ΔGrxn= ΔG’rxn +RT ln Q= RT ln Q/Keq

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Temp and internal energy are..?

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directly proportional .

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PV=

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nRT

39
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How can energy be supplied to a non-spontaneous reaction?

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by coupling non-spontaneous reaction to spontaneous ones.

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What is calorimetry?

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The process of measuring transferred heat .

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What is the zeroth law of thermodynamics?

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objects that are in thermal equilibrium only when their temperatures are equal.

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Specific heat is what?

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defined as the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by 1 kelvin or degree Celsius.

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heat capacity

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=mc

44
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Calorimeter equation

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q system= -q surroundings mct system= mct surrounding

45
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Calculating the the phase changes of ice to gas

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calculate the heat transfer and the phase changing steps, each step will give a certain amount of energy and the add them all together. Use 1= mcT and q=mL

46
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What is bond dissociation energy?

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the average energy that is required to break a particular type of bond between atoms in the gas phase, and is an endothermic process.

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What are some combustion reactions?

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with oxygen, diatomic fluoride, and Hydrogen.

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How does ΔS and ΔH affect ΔG?

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ΔG= ΔH-TΔS
if both are positive G is spont at high temp .
if H is positive and S is neg than it is nonspont at all T
If H is negative and S is positive it is spont at all T
If H is negative and S is negative is spont at low temp .

49
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Rate of reaction depends on…

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Ea (activation energy), not G

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