Week Eight Flashcards
Entropy
spontaneous processes tend to proceed from states of low probability to states of higher probabilty
spontaneous processes tend to disperse energy
Delta S
Sproducts - Sreactants
Spontaneous event
accompanied by an increase in entropy of the system
Entropy change of a process
change in heat/ temp
Factors that affect entropy
volume
temperature
physical state
number of particles
Volume
possible to predict whether delta S is positive or negative
entropy increases with increasing volume for gases
Temperature
higher the temp, higher the entropy
Physical state
solid –> liquid –> gas
Number of particles
when all other things are equal, reactions that increase the number of particles in the system tend to have positive entropy change
Second law of thermodynamics
whenever spontaneous event occurs in universe, total entropy of the universe increases
Entropy change of universe equation
= entropy change of system + entropy change of surroundings
Entropy change for surroundings
equal to heat transferred to surroundings from system / Temp
Change in entropy surroundings
change in heat surroundings/ temperature
Change of entropy system
- change in heat surroundings/ temperature or - change enthalpy system/ temperature
Total entropy change
change of entropy system - change in enthalpy system/ temperature
Gibbs free energy
H - T x s
Gibbs free energy change
delta H - T x delta S
Third Law of thermodynamics
at absolute zero, the entropy of a perfectly ordered pure crystalline substance is zero
provides point at which absolute entropy is known
Standard entropy
entropy of 1 mol of a substance determined at standard conditions at a temp of 298K