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UNIT 3 Flashcards

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1
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What does it mean if atom economy is 100%?

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All of the reactant is converted to product

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What is molar volume?

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The molar volume of a gas is the volume occupied by 1 mole of a gas at a stated temperature and pressure

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What is activation energy?

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Activation energy is the minimum kinetic energy required for a reaction to occur

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4
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How does a catalyst work in a potential energy diagram?

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Catalysts work by providing an alternative pathway for a reaction which is lower in energy

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What does a catalyst do to the activation energy?

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Catalysts lower the activation energy required for molecules to collide successfully

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6
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What are heterogeneous catalysts?

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Heterogeneous catalysts are in a different state from the reactants

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7
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What are homogeneous catalysts?

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Homogeneous catalysts are in the same state as the reactants

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8
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Do catalysts have an effect on 🔺H?

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No

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9
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What is exothermic?

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Heat given out to the surroundings

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10
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What is endothermic?

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Energy absorbed from the surroundings

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What is it when energy is required to break bonds?

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Endothermic

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12
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What is it when energy is released when new bonds are made?

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Exothermic

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13
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How to work out activation energy?

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EA - Reactants

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14
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How to work out enthalpy change?

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Products - Reactants

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15
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How to work out reverse Activation Energy?

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EA - Products

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How to work out reverse Enthalpy Change?

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Reactants - Products

17
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What is enthalpy of combustion?

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The enthalpy of combustion is the heat energy given out when 1 mole of fuel burns completely in oxygen

18
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What does the draught shield do?

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Keeps heat in

19
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What does Hess’s Law state?

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That enthalpy change for a reaction depends only on the initial and final states of the reaction and is independent of the route by which the reaction may occur

20
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What does Le Chatelier’s principle state?

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That if a system at equilibrium is subjected to any change, the system will adjust itself to counteract the applied change

21
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What does a catalyst do to equilibrium?

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Increases the rate of the forward and the backward reaction allowing equilibrium to be reached faster

22
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Does a catalyst affect the position of equilibrium?

A

No

23
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What does an increase in concentrations of reactants favour?

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The products

24
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What does a decrease in concentrations of reactants favour?

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The reactants

25
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What does an increase in concentration of products favour?

A

The products

26
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What does a decrease in concentrations favour?

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The reactants

27
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What does an increase in pressure favour?

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The side with the fewest gaseous molecules

28
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What does a decrease in pressure favour?

A

The side with the most gaseous molecules

29
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What does an increase in temperature favour?

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The endothermic reaction

30
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What does a decrease in temperature favour?

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The exothermic reaction

31
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What is the forward reaction called in equilibrium?

A

Endothermic

32
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What is the reverse reaction called in equilibrium?

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Exothermic

33
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What will happen when an alkali gets added to equilibrium?

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An alkali will remove hydrogen ions from the equilibrium which will move to the right to replace them

34
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What is bond enthalpy?

A

The energy released when a bond is made in a diatomic molecule

35
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What is mean bond enthalpy?

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The average energy released per bond in different environments/compunds

36
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How to work out bond enthalpy?

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Bond Breaking - Bond Making

37
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Is bond breaking endothermic or exothermic?

A

Endothermic

38
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Is bond making endothermic or exothermic?

A

Exothermic

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