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Standard Enthalpy Change

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Change in heat energy under standard conditions, i.e. 298K and 100kPa

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Standard Enthalpy of Formation

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Enthalpy change when one mole of a compound is formed from its constituent elements all in their standard states under standard conditions

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Standard Enthalpy of Combustion

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Enthalpy change when one mole of a substance is completely burnt in oxygen under standard conditions

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Enthalpy of Atomisation

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Enthalpy change when one mole of gaseous atoms is formed from an element in its standard state

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First Ionisation Energy

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Enthalpy change when one mole of gaseous atoms each lose an electron to form one mole of gaseous ions with a single positive charge

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First Electron Affinity

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Enthalpy change when one mole of gaseous atoms each acquire an electron to form one mole of gaseous ions with a single negative charge

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Lattice Enthalpy of Formation

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Enthalpy change when one mole of solid ionic compound is formed from its gaseous ions infinitely far apart

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Lattice Enthalpy of Dissociation

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Enthalpy change to separate one mole of solid ionic compound into its gaseous ions infinitely far apart

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Enthalpy of Hydration

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Enthalpy change when one mole of gaseous ions form aqueous ions

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Enthalpy of Solution

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Enthalpy change when one mole of an ionic compound completely dissolves in sufficient water to form an infinitely dilute solution

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Mean Bond Enthalpy

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Enthalpy change when breaking one mole of a given bond in a molecule of a gaseous species (averaged over different molecules)

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Entropy

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A measure of disorder of a system

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Feasible/Spontaneous

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  • reactions that occur on their own accord

- free energy is zero or negative

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Gibbs Free Energy

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Thermodynamic quantity that combines enthalpy and entropy under a constant temperature and pressure to determine the spontaneity of a reaction (direction it takes)

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First Law of Thermodynamics

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Energy can be neither created nor destroyed, only converted into different forms

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Second Law of Thermodynamics

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Entropy of an isolated system not at equilibrium will tend to increase over time

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Third Law of Thermodynamics

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Entropy of a perfect crystal at absolute zero is zero

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Suggest why ionic model and actual lattice enthalpies are different

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  • Ionic model assumes ions are spherical and arranged in a lattice
  • Calculated value is more negative suggesting stronger attraction
  • Compound has covalent character
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Suggest what can be deduced from comparisons between theoretical and actual lattice enthalpies

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Similar = Purely Ionic 
Different = Covalent Character
20
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Which types of ionic compounds have covalent character

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  • high charge
  • small positive ion
  • large negative ion
    = negative ion polarised > more sharing > covalent character
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Suggest why successive ionisation energies get larger

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  • negative electron is removed from a positive ion
  • requires more energy than removing from an atom
  • removing electrons from orbitals closer to the nucleus require much more energy
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Suggest why first electron affinity is negative but second is not

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  • first electron affinity is exothermic since energy is released when an electron is added to an atom due to attraction
  • second electron affinity is endothermic since energy is required to overcome repulsion from negative ion
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How to determine Enthalpy of Solution

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  • difficult to measure directly

- calculated using lattice dissociation enthalpy and enthalpy of hydration

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Suggest why Enthalpy of Hydration is always negative

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  • (hydrogen) bonds are always formed between ions and water

- bond making is exothermic

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Suggest what factors result in the most negative Enthalpy of Hydration
- highly charged - small ions (high charge density)
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Suggest why calcium fluoride is most likely to be found as CaF2 rather than CaF or CaF3
- Ca2+ has a higher charge density than Ca+ so formation of CaF2 is more exothermic so more favourable - Third ionisation energy of Ca is much higher than first and second so formation of CaF3 is endothermic so less favourable than CaF2
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Why is Gibbs free energy zero at equilibrium
Forward and backward reaction occur at the same rate at the same time
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What is the value for Gibbs free energy when a reaction is feasible
zero or negative
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When is a reaction first feasible
When Gibbs free energy is zero
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When does entropy increase
- moles of gas increase - complexity increases - more product particles
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Suggest why calculating the lattice enthalpy of sodium carbonate would be more difficult than sodium oxide
Carbonate ion is complex and calculating lattice enthalpy would require gaseous ions
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Suggest the purpose of constructing a Born Haber cycle
Calculating enthalpy changes that cannot be measured directly, e.g. Lattice Enthalpy or Enthalpy of Solution
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Born Haber Method for Lattice Enthalpy
Start with Enthalpy of Formation
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Born Haber Method for Enthalpy of Solution
Start with Lattice Enthalpy
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Explain why the entropy is zero at 0K
- absolute zero = minimum energy - no molecular motion - no entropy / randomness
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Suggest why the gradient of a free energy-temperature graph changes below a certain temperature
Compound changes state (condenses/freezes)
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Suggest why magnesium is stable in air at room temperature despite the formation of MgO having a negative free energy value
- protective layer of MgO prevents further attack on Mg - slow reaction - high activation energy
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Partial Pressure
Pressure that would be exerted by one of the gases in a mixture if it occupied the same volume on its own = mole fraction x total pressure
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Mole Fraction
number of moles of gas/ total moles of gases
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Suggest why free energy is zero during a change in state
- forward and backward reaction occur at same rate | - at equilibrium
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Suggest the condition under which diamond would have an entropy of zero
absolute zero/0K
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Suggest why a feasible reaction does not take place in the absence of a catalyst
- high activation energy | - catalyst lowers activation energy by providing an alternative route for reaction
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Suggest what is meant by perfect ionic model
- ions are spherical and arranged in lattice | - only electrostatic attraction between ions/ no covalent character
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Describe what occurs when free energy is positive for a reversible reaction
reaction proceeds in reverse direction

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