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3.2.1 Enthalpy Changes Flashcards

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What is enthalpy and how is it measured?

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  • heat content of a chemical system
  • measured by the energy change
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What are exothermic and endothermic reactions?

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  • exo
  • energy is given out
  • ΔH is negative
    -e.g.combustion of fuels
  • endo
  • heat energy is absorbed
    ΔH is positive
  • e.g. thermal decomposition of CaCO3
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Enthalpy change in exothermic reactions

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  • heat loss from system to surroundings
  • ΔH is negative because heat is lost by system
  • enthalpy of products is smaller than enthalpy of reactants
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Exothermic energy level diagram

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See notes

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Enthalpy change in endothermic reactions

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  • require an input of heat energy
  • ΔH is positive because heat is gained by chemical system
  • enthalpy of products is greater than enthalpy of reactants
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6
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Enthalpy level diagram for endothermic reaction

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See notes

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7
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What is the equation for photosynthesis?

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6CO2 + 6H2O -> C6H12O6 + 6O2

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8
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What is activation energy?

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The minimum energy required for a reaction to take place

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9
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What are standard conditions?

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Temperature - 298K
Pressure - 100kPa
Solutions - 1 moldm-3
Standard states

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What is the standard enthalpy change of reaction?

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The enthalpy change that occurs between molar quantities of reactants as shown in the stated equation, under standard conditions to give products in their standard state.
ΔH°r

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What is the standard enthalpy change of formation?

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The enthalpy change when one mole of a compound is formed from its elements under standard conditions both compound and elements are in their standard states
ΔH°f
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What is the standard enthalpy change of combustion?

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The enthalpy change when one mole of an element or compound reacts by complete combustion with excess oxygen under standard conditions
ΔH°c
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What is the standard enthalpy change of neutralisation?

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The enthalpy change when 1 mol of water is formed from a neutralisation reaction
ΔH°n

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What is the equation to calculate heat energy given out?

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Q = mcΔt
Q is in Joules
M is mass of solution in grams

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15
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How to calculate enthalpy change from heat energy?

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Convert to kJ
kJ / mol
Find mol of reactants (not normally solution)

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16
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Why do enthalpy changes take place?

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  • bonds are broken and formed
  • energy (in the form of heat) is needed to overcome attractive forces between atoms
17
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What is bond breaking and bond making?

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  • bond breaking is endothermic
  • bond making is exothermic
18
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What is exact bond enthalpy?

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  • the amount of energy needed to break one mole of specific covalent bonds in the gaseous state
19
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What is the difference between average bond enthalpy and exact bond enthalpy?

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  • bond energies are affected by other atoms in the molecule
  • an average of a number of the same type of bond but in different environments is calculated
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What is average bond enthalpy?

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  • the mean energy needed for the breaking of 1 mol of bonds in gaseous molecules
21
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How to calculate enthalpy change from bond energies?

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ΔHr° = enthalpy change for bonds broken + enthalpy change for bonds formed

22
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What is Hess’ law?

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  • the enthalpy change accompanying a chemical change is independent of the route by which the chemical change occurs
  • it is an indirect way of measuring enthalpy change
23
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Draw a Hess’ cycle for enthalpy of formation (rough)

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See notes

24
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Draw a Hess’ cycle for enthalpy of combustion (rough)

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See notes

25
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Draw and solve a Hess’ cycle for combustion

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See notes

26
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What is the link between strong and weak acids and enthalpy change?

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Strong acids: all negative values since complete dissociation occurs, reactions have high values
Weak acids: all values are slightly lower

27
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Describe how a simple calorimeter can be used to calculate enthalpy change

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  • measured directly by monitoring temperature change
  • experiments carried out in polystyrene beaker which are good insulators and prevent heat loss and gain
  • calculate heat energy exchanged using Q = mcΔt
  • calculate enthalpy by dividing by moles

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