thermodynamics

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calorimetry

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the measurement of heat changes

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chemical energy

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energy stored within the structural units of chemical substances

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closed system

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a system that enables exchange of energy (usually in the form of heat) but not mass with its surroundings

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endothermic process

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processes that absorb heat from the surroundings

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energy

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the capacity to do work or to produce change

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enthalpy

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a thermodynamic quantity used to describe heat changes taking place at a constant pressure

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enthalpy of reaction

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the difference between the enthalpies of the products and the enthalpies of the reactants

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enthalpy of solution

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the heat generated or absorbed when a certain amount of solute dissolved in a certain amount of solvent

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exothermic process

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processes that give off heat to the surroundings

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first law of thermodynamics

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energy can be converted from one form to another, but can not be created or destroyed

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heat

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transfer of energy between two bodies that are at different temperatures

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heat capacity

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the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a given quantity of a substance by one degree celsius

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heat of diluation

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the heat change associated with the dilution process

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heat of hydration

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the change associated with the hydration process

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heat of solution

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the heat generated or absorbed when a certain amount of solute is dissolved in a certain amount of solvent

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hess’s law

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when reatants are converted to products the change in enthalpy is the same, whether the reaction takes places in one step or in series of steps

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isolated system

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a system that does not allow the transfer of energy of either mass or energy to or from its surroundings

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lattice energy

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the energy required to completely separate one mole of a solid ionic compound into gaseous ions

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law of conservation of energy

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the total quantity of energy in the universe is constant

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open system

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a system that can exchange mass and energy (usually in the form of heat) to its surroundings

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potential energy

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energy available by virtue of an objects position

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radiant energy

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energy transmitted in the form of waves

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specific heat

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the amount of heat energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by one degree celsius

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standard of enthalpy of formation

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the heat change that results when one mole of a compound is formed from its elements in their standard states

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standard of enthalpy of reaction

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the entropy change when the reactions is carreid out under standard state conditions

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standards of state

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the condition of 1 atm of pressure

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state function

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a property that is determined by the state of the system

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state of a system

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the values of all pertinent macroscopic variables of a system (pressure, temp, volume composition)

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surroundings

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the rest of the universe outisde a system

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system

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any specific part of the system that is of interest to us

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thermal energy

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energy associated with the random motion of atoms and molecules

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thermochemical equation

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an equation that shows both the mass and the enthalpy relations

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thermochemistry

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the study of heat changes in chemical reactions

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thermodynamics

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the scientfic study of the interconversion of heat and other forms of energy

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work

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directed energy change resulting from a process