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Thermodynamics - Entropy Flashcards

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What is a feasible reaction?

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A reaction that can occur at a particular temperature without being driven by external influences

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Why may a feasible reaction not occur?

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Because the activation energy is too high for it to proceed

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For what set of values of total entropy change is a reaction feasible?

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When delta Stotal is greater than zero

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For what set of values of change in gibbs free energy is a reaction feasible?

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When Gibbs free energy is less than or equal to zero

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What is a spontaneous reaction?

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A spontaneous reaction is one that is feasible and occurs under standard conditions

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What are the conditions needed for a reaction to be spontaneous?

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When Gibbs free energy is less than or equal to zero and the activation energy is low enough for the reaction to take place under standard conditions

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What can be said about a reaction that is feasible but not spontaneous?

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It has a high activation energy

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What is entropy?

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A measure of the disorder of particles (the number of arrangements particles can make)

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What are standard entropy values?

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The molar entropy of the pure substance in its standard state at 100kPa and the temperature of interest

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What is the symbol for entropy?

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S

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What are the units of entropy?

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JK-1mol-1

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What is the link between the entropy value and the amount of disorder in a substance?

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The higher the entropy value the more disordered a substance

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13
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What factors affect entropy?

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State, temperature, number of moles and Mr

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How does state affect entropy?

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As you go from solid to liquid to gas the entropy increases

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Why do solids have a low entropy value?

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Very regular and ordered arrangements so there are few ways in which particles can arrange themselves

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Why is there a larger increase in entropy between liquids to gases than solids to liquids?

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Gases are more disordered so the particles can form more arrangements

17
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How does temperature affect entropy?

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The higher the temperature the greater the entropy bc the more disordered the particles become

18
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How does Mr affect entropy?

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The higher the Mr of substances in the same state the higher the entropy

19
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How does the number of particles affect the entropy?

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The more particles the higher the entropy value because the more arrangements the particles can make

20
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What is the third law of thermodynamics?

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At 0K there is 0 entropy bc the substance is a perfectly ordered crystalline substance

21
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What is the melting point?

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The increase in entropy between the solid and the liquid

22
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What is the boiling point?

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The increase in entropy between the liquid and the gas

23
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How do you calculate the entropy of a system?

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Sum of entropy of products - sum of entropy of reactants

24
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How do you calculate the entropy of the surroundings?

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-deltaH/temperature

25
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What is the second law of thermodynamics?

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The entropy of the universe tends to increase

26
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How do you calculate the total entropy?

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entropy of system + entropy of surroundings

27
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When the total entropy is greater than 0, what can be said about the reaction?

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It’s feasible

28
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What does the feasibility of a reaction depend on?

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Enthalpy change, entropy change, temperature

29
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How can Gibbs free energy be calculated?

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enthalpy change - temperature x total entropy change

30
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How do you calculate the temperature at which a reaction is feasible?

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When the Gibbs free energy is 0 so T = enthalpy change/entropy change

31
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What factors affect the feasibility of a reaction?

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Whether a reaction is endo or exothermic and whether the entropy increases or decreases

32
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Units of delta G?

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kJmol-1

33
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Units of temperature?

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K - Kelvin

34
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Units of entropy?

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JKmol-i1

35
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What is delta G during a change of state?

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0

36
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Why is delta G positive for temperatures below melting point?

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Reaction not feasible bc not enough energy

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