Thermodynamics Flashcards

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What is a system

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It is part of the universe used for thermodynamic study

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What is surrounding

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It is the remaining part of the universe around the system

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What is an isothermal process

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if temperature of system remains constant dyring various operations

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What is adiabatic process

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Process where there is no heat exchange between the system and surroundings in any step

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What is isobaric process

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The pressure during the process remains constant

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What is isochoric process

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It is when the volume of the system remains constant during the process

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What is cyclic process

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It is when the system returns to its original state after completing a series of steps

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What is a reversible process

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A process where each step is in an equilibrium state and can be reversed back to its original state

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What is an irreversible process

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A rapid process which does not allow the system to attain equilibrium at each state, thus is irreversible

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What is internal energy

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It is the total energy stored in a system in different forms like potential, chemical, etc.

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What is zeroth law of thermodynamics

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If two thermodynamic systems are both in thermal equilibrium with a third system, then the two systems are in thermal equilibrium with each other.

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What is the first law of thermodynamics

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The total mass and energy of an isolated system remains unchanged
ΔU = heat added + work done

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What is enthalpy

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It is the total heat content of the system at constant pressure
H = U + PV

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What is heat capacity

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It is the heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1K

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What are the two types of heat capacity

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  1. Constant volume - dU/dT
  2. Constant pressure - dH/dT
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16
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What is the enthalpy of reaction

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It is the total amount of heat released or absorbed when the number of moles of the reactants reacts completely to form products in a balanced chemical equation

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What is the standard enthalpy of formation

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The enthalpy when one mole of a substance is formed from its elements in their standard state

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What is enthalpy of solution

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It is the heat change when one mole of a solute is dissolved in large excess of solved so that further dilution causes no heat change

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What is integral heat of solution

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It is the enthalpy change when one mole of solute is dissolved in a specific amount of solvent

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What is inergral heat of dilution

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It is the net change of enthalpy when a solution containing one mole of solute at a known concentration and diluted again by adding more solvent to get another concentration

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What is enthalpy of hydration

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The enthalpy change when one mole of an anhydrous salt combines with water to form its hydrate

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What is enthalpy of neutralization

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It is the enthalpy change when one gram of acid is neutralized by base or vice versa in their dilute forms

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What is enthalpy of combustion

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It is the enthalpy change when one mole of substance undergoes complete combustion

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What is bond energy/enthalpy

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It is the amount of energy required to break a bond between atoms in gaseous state

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What is a spontaneous

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A process which can take place by itself without any external agent under a given set of conditions after a proper initiation

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What is a non spontaneous process

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A process which has no tendency to occur by itself and requires an external force to be continuously supplied to take place

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What is driving force

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The overall tendency for a reaction to take place by itself
D.F = resultant of energy factor and randomness factor

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What does the second law of thermodynamics state

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In a reversible process, the entropy of the system and surroundings together remains constant while in an irreversible process, the net entropy if the system and surroundings increase

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What is entropy

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It is the measure of the disorder or randomness in a system

30
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What is helmholtz equation

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A = U -TΔS

31
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What is Gibbs equation

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G = H - TΔS

32
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What is Gibbs-helmholtz equation

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ΔG = ΔH - TΔS

33
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What is the third law of thermodynamics

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The entropy of a perfectly crystalline solid at absolute zero is zero

34
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What is Hess’ law of constant heat summation

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The enthalpy change during a chemical reaction is the same whether the reaction takes place in one or several steps