Thermodynamics Flashcards

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System

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Part of the universe being studied

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Surroundings

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Everything else in the universe

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What is the First Law of Thermodynamics?

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Energy is conserved. Energy can’t be created/destroyed, only transferred from one object to another and/or transferred from one energy type to another

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What is ΔH ?

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Enthalpy

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Define enthalpy

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Total heat content of a system

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If ΔH < 0 then

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Reaction is Exothermic. Heat is leaving system – LOSS of heat (exo - exit)
AKA -ΔH

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If ΔH > 0 then

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Reaction is endothermic. Heat is entering the system. GAINING of heat.
AKA +ΔH

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Spontaneous Process

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Process that occurs without outside help. Has a -ΔG

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Nonspontaneous Process

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Process that will not occur UNLESS driven by an external source. Has a +ΔG

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What is true about a reaction as it relates to spontaneity?

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If going one direction in a reaction is spontaneous, then going the other way is nonspontaneous
If A + B -> C is spontaneous, then
C -> A + B is nonspontaneous

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What is ΔS

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Entropy

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What is Entropy?

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Entropy is a measure of how dispersed the system’s energy is. AKA measure of disorder.

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What does an increase in entropy mean?

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+ΔS , the system has become less ordered.

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What does a decrease in entropy mean?

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-ΔS , the system has become more ordered.

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What is the equation for the ΔS of the universe?

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ΔSuniverse = ΔSsystem + ΔSsurroundings

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What does a spontaneous reaction do to the entropy of the universe?

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+ΔSuniverse , increases the entropy of the universe, AKA increases the disorder of the universe (decreases the order)
When +ΔSuniverse , then the Tsurrounding < Tsystem

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What does a nonspontaneous reaction do to the entropy of the universe?

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-ΔSuniverse , decrease the entropy of the universe, AKA increase the order of the universe (decrease the disorder)
When -ΔSuniverse , then the Tsurrounding > Tsystem

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Second Law of Thermodynamics

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For a process to be spontaneous, the ΔSuniverse must be positive.
AKA: The entropy of the universe (composed of the entropy of the system and surroundings) must always increase during a spontaneous process.

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What is the formula for estimating the ΔSsurroundings using the ΔHsystem?

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ΔSuniverse = ΔSsystem - (ΔHsystem/T)

20
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What is standard entropy?

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What a molecule is at in a certain set of conditions
1 bar of pressure | 298.15 K |1 mole

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How can we calculate the ΔSsystem?

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xA +yB -> zC +wD
v Standard Entropy of ΔS
ΔS
rxn = [zS(C) + wS(D)] - [xS(A) + yS(B)]

^Basically saying multiply the moles by the standard entropy of the product/reactant, add the reactants/products together, then do products-reactants for the ΔSsystem AKA ΔSrxn

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What is ΔG

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Gibbs Free Energy

23
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What is Gibbs Free Energy

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The energy available to do work. Energy we can get out of a spontaneous reaction // Energy we have to put in for a nonspontaneous reaction.

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Formula for finding the ΔSuniverse using ΔG

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ΔSuniverse = (-ΔG/T)
When ΔG< 0 … -ΔG … then the reation is spontaneous as the ΔSuniverse > 0
When ΔG>0 … +ΔG … then the reaction is nonspontaneous as the ΔSuniverse < 0

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What is the formula in which ΔG, ΔH, and ΔS are related by?
ΔG = ΔHsystem - (T)(ΔSsystem) ^putting system is not a requirement as this formula will only ever use the system values, never surrounding or universe.
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For the formula ΔG = ΔH - (T)(ΔS), if the values are -ΔH and +ΔS , then what will ΔG be AND what kind of reaction will occur?
ΔG will be -ΔG ... Reaction will ALWAYS be spontaneous
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For the formula ΔG = ΔH - (T)(ΔS), if the values are +ΔH and -ΔS , then what will ΔG be AND what kind of reaction will occur?
ΔG will be +ΔG ... reaction will ALWAYS be nonspontaneous
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For the formula ΔG = ΔH - (T)(ΔS), if the values are +ΔH and +ΔS , then what will ΔG be AND what kind of reaction will occur?
-ΔG IF T-value is larger = spontaneous +ΔG if T-value is smaller = nonspontaneous
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For the formula ΔG = ΔH - (T)(ΔS), if the values are -ΔH and -ΔS , then what will ΔG be AND what kind of reaction will occur?
-ΔG if T-value is smaller = spontaneous +ΔG if T-value is larger = nonspontaneous
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What is the formula for determining the T-value?
T = (ΔH)/(ΔS) The T-value then tells us the flipping temperature for an equation to turn spontaneous/nonspontaneous. (ΔG was set to 0, then equation was rearranged to set everything equal to T)
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What equation do we use to find the ΔG if the reaction isn't in standard conditions?
ΔG = ΔG* + (R)(T)(lnQ) ΔG = Gibbs free energy ΔG* = Standard Gibbs free energy R = 8.314 J/mol*k T = temperature (k) Q = (products/reactants)... ([prA][prB])/([reC][reD])