Unit 6 Flashcards
enthalpy
heat energy involved in a process
exothermic
energy/heat is lost or released from system to surroundings
change in H is negative
reactants have greater potential energy than products
involve changes that make the bonds/bring substances closer together
-making bonds/forming IMFs
endothermic
energy is absorbed or gained by system from the surroundings
change in H is positive
products have a higher potential energy than reactants
involves changes that break bonds/separate substances
-breaking bonds/IMFs
system
includes the molecules we want to study
surroundings
everything else (not the molecules)
dissolving solvent-solvent
IMFs must break
endothermic
dissolving solute-solute
IMFs must break
endothermic
dissolving solute-solvent
IMFs must form
exothermic
if more energy was needed to break attractions…
endothermic overall
if more energy was released to make attractions…
exothermic overall
activation energy
energy needed for the reaction to occur
energy used to break bonds of reactants/IMFs between substances
catalyst
used to increase the reaction rate by providing an alternative pathway with lower activation energies
not consumed in the reaction
does NOT change the value for change in h
temperature
a measure of the average KE of the particles of the sample
lighter particles…
travel at a higher speed than heavier particles in the same sample
heat transfer
hot to cold
thermal equilibrium
when two substances result in the same temperature after a heat transfer
—they have the same average KE
heat
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form of energy that flows between two samples of matter because of their differences in temperature