Topic 5: Energetics & Thermochemistry Flashcards
heat
- a form of energy
- transferred from a warmer body to cooler body
- due to temp equilibrium
absolute zero
-273 degrees Celsius
the temp at which all particle movements cease completely
1st law of thermodynamics
AKA: law of conservation of energy
- energy can neither be created nor destroyed
- it can only be converted from one form to another
System
- a specified part of the universe
- under observation/where a chem rxn is taking place
surroundings
- the remaining portion of the universe
- NOT part of the system
enthalpy
- heat content of the system
- denoted by H
enthalpy change
- heat absorbed/evolved during a rxn
- at constant temp/pressure
- is denoted by ΔH
enthalpy change equation
ΔH = Hp - Hr ΔH = enthalpy change Hp = enthalpy of products Hr = enthalpy of reactants
enthalpy change of exothermic reactions
ΔH = negative
exothermic reaction
- heat energy is released
- energy released in bond formation on product side is greater than energy consumed in bond breaking on reactant side
enthalpy change of endothermic reactions
ΔH = positive
endothermic rxn
- heat energy is absorbed
- energy released in bond formation on product side is less than energy consumed in bond breaking on reactant side
Specific heat capacity
heat required to raise the temp of 1g of a substance by 1 degree Celsius/Kelvin unit: J/kg j = joules k = kelvin g = grams
heat capacity
heat needed to increase the temp of the object by 1 degree K/C
Hess’ Law
- the total enthalpy change for a chem rxn doesn’t depend on the pathway it takes
- only considers initial and final states
Standard enthalpy change
enthalpy change when 1 mol of the gaseous bond is broken or formed
calorimetry
technique of measuring enthalpy change
what is a calorimeter?
- a well-insulated container (e.g. polystyrene cup)
- in which temp change of a liquid is measured
- before and after the change
assumptions in the calculations of heat transferred to water
- there is no heat transfer between the soln, the thermometer, the surrounding air, and the calorimeter itself
- the solution is dilute enough so that its density and specific heat capacity are equal to water’s
- the rxn is assumed to have occurred sufficiently rapidly for max temp to be achieved before rxn mixture begins cooling to room temp
problems with calorimetry
- not having the desired rxn occur (e.g. incomplete combustion)
- loss of heat to surroundings in exothermic reactions
- absorption of heat from surroundings in endothermic reactions
- using an incorrect specific heat capacity in enthalpy calculations
what is a cooling graph?
- for slow rxns (e.g. metal ion displacement), the results will be less accurate
- due to heat loss over time
- an allowance can be made by plotting a temp-time graph (cooling graph)
enthalpy of formation
- denoted by ΔHf
- enthalpy change when 1 mole of a substance is formed from its elements
- all substances being in standard states
- enthalpy of formation of every element in its standard state is assumed to be 0!
what happens to enthalpy change when you reverse a rxn
signs are reversed
e.g. negative value turns positive and vice versa
cycle of ozone depletion and formation
- Strong covalent double bonds in normal O2 is broken by high-energy UV radiation with λ O•(g) + O•(g)
- The oxygen atoms have unpaired electrons, so they are reactive, and will react to form ozone.
O•(g) + O2 (g) -> O3 (g)
The rxn is exothermic and the energy given raises the temp of the stratosphere - Bonds in ozone are weaker than the double bond in oxygen, so lower energy UV rays can break them (λ O•(g) + O2(g)
- The free atomic oxygen reacts with another ozone molecule.
O3 (g) + O•(g) -> 2O2 (g)
This is another exothermic reaction, which produces heat that maintains the relatively high temp of the stratosphere.
Energy
measure of the ability to do work
conditions of standard enthalpy change
- pressure: 100kPa
- conc.: 1 mol/dm3 for all solutions
- temp.: 298K (usually)
- all substances in standard state