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Energetics Flashcards

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All chemical reactions involve…

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… changes in energy, usually heat energy

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Enthalpy change

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  • energy change during any change in a system under constant pressure
  • ΔH
  • dépendent on amount of material involved, so the values are standardised
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When a bond is formed…

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… one electron from each atom entered a new electron cloud of lower energy

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Bond enthalpy

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  • heat energy obtained when a bond is formed
  • heat energy taken in when a bond is broken
  • 1dp
  • approximation - lacks accuracy
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Having a low bond enthalpy

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  • allows for low Ea; faster rate

* broken first in a series of steps

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Why do bond enthalpies lack accuracy?

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The energy required to break each of the bonds in a molecule is different

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Mean bond enthalpy

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  • enthalpy needed to break the covalent bond into gaseous atoms, averaged over different molecules
  • positive, because is energy is required to break a bond
  • must start and end in gaseous state
  • other states are much less accurate

E.g. 1/4CH4 -> C + H

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Why is the real bond enthalpy différent to the average bond enthalpy?

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The environment of the bonds differ

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Exothermic

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  • -ΔH
  • à réaction in which energy is given out
  • more energy is given out from bonds being formed than energy is taken in from bonds being broken
  • temperature increase in surroundings
  • majority of reactions
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Endothermic

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  • +ΔΗ
  • a reaction in which heat energy is taken in
  • breaking of bonds requires more energy than is given out by the formation of new bonds
  • temperature decrease in surroundings
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Standard enthalpy of ΔH

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  • molar quantities
  • 298K
  • 1 atm pressure
  • normal state
  • solutions at 1moldm^-3
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12
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Elements in their common state…

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… are assigned an energy value of zero

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13
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What is important in enthalpy change values?

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  • state signs
  • allotropic form

Because values are specific to quantity

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Standard enthalpy of formation

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  • ΔHf
  • enthalpy change that takes place when one mole of substance is formed from its elements in their standard states at a temperature of 298K and a pressure of 100kPa
  • an element = 0kJmol^-1
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Standard enthalpy of combustion

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  • ΔHc
  • enthalpy change when one mole of substance is burned completely in oxygen at a temperature of 298K and 100kPa, in standard states
  • incomplète combustion will lead to carbon (soot), CO and water; less exothermic
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Standard enthalpy of neutralisation

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  • ΔHneut
  • the enthalpy change when one mole of water is formed in a neutralisation reaction between an acid and an alkali at a temperature of 298K, and a pressure of 100kPa, in standard states
  • always exothermic
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Standard enthalpy of reaction

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  • ΔH
  • then enthalpy change when the number of moles of substances in the equation react at a temperature of 298K and a pressure of 100kPa, in standard states
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Calorimetry

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Measures the energy given out in a reaction and absorbed by water, either as a solvent for the chemicals or in a metal calorimeter

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Measuring calorimetry

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1) mixing substances in an insulated container

2) using a calorimeter in a combustion experiment

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Enthalpy in solution practical

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1) place 30cm^2 of dilute HCl (measured with a measuring cylinder) into an expanded, insulated polystyrene cup in a beaker
2) record the temperature every 3 minutes using a thermometer
3) after 3.5mins, add 30cm^2 NaOH
4) stir continuously
5) take readings every minute for 10mins
6) plot s graph and extrapolate lines

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Accuracy when measuring the enthalpy of a solution

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  • wash equipments with solutions before use
  • dry equipment
  • if solid reagent is used, weigh with balance
  • if the reaction is too slow, cooling occurs, decreasing accuracy of ΔT; take temp at regular intervals and extrapolate back to 0
  • measure initial temperatures of both for an average initial temperature
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Errors in enthalpy in solution

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  • assuming volume (and mass) of water is equal to volume (and mass) of solution
  • assuming Cp to be the same as water
  • energy lost to surroundings over time (relatively small)
  • neglecting Cp of calorimeter; ignoring energy absorbed by apparatus
  • incomplète réaction
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Combustion enthalpy practical

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1) measure 100cm^3 water (w/ measuring cylinder)
2) place water in calorimeter
3) place liquid in spirit burner and weigh (w/ balance)
4) note initial temperature of water (w/ thermometer)
5) set up calorimeter above spirit burner on tripod
6) it tie the liquid
7) extinguish the flame after ΔT = 20°C
8) re-weigh the burner to find out how much liquid has been burnt

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Error in the combustion calorimetry

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  • energy lost to the surroundings (relatively large); flame heat escaping as convection current; using a thermometer which reads to less than 1°C is not justified
  • unlikely to give more than 2sf
  • incomplète combustion or energy transfer; évaporation of fuel
  • lack of special equipment to allow calorimeter to capture energy (e.g. draught excluder)
  • H2O (g) is not standard
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Hess’ law

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  • for a given chemical change, overall energy change will always be the same where the change takes place in one or multiple steps
  • derived from first law of thermodynamics; energy is always conserved
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Shorthand Hess’ law

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Total enthalpy change for a reaction is independent of the rate by which the chemical reaction takes place

27
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Hess law is used to…

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… calculate enthalpy changes for reaction that cannot be measured directly by experiments; alternative reactions are carried out that can be measured experimentally

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Examples of reactions that cannot be measured experimentally

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  • adding the right amount of water in hydration reactions
  • measuring temperature changes of solids
  • impossible to measure temperature to decompose a solid
  • reactions that do not readily occur
29
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Dashed arrow show…

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… indirect routes; signs must be observed so that the reactions measured point towards the product

30
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When drawing a Hess cycle, remember to show;

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  • intermediates
  • data
  • calculation steps
31
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Homologous series enthalpy changes

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  • enthalpy of combustion increases in constant increments

* because there is a constant amount and type of extra bonds being broken and made

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