Energy changes Flashcards
(48 cards)
If there is no charge…
There is no reaction
Precise
How close the results are to each other
Accurate
How close results are to the correct answer
5 examples of exothermic reactions
Respiration Combustion Neutralisation of acids/alkalis Thermit process Reaction of metals with acids
Thermit process
Displacement reaction of aluminium and ion oxide (produces molten heat)
4 examples of endothermic reaction
Thermal decomposition
Photosynthesis
Some types of electrolysis
Sherbet
What happens when making bonds ?
Release heat energy
Exothermic reaction
Heat energy from reacting chemicals is transferred to surroundings to increase temperature of surroundings
Endothermic reaction
Energy from surroundings is transferred to reacting chemicals to decrease temperature of surroundings
Activation energy
All chemicals reactions need to get started and the minimum amount of energy reactants need to collide with each other and react
Bond energy
Amount of energy needed to make or break bonds
What charge does an exothermic reaction give?
Negative
What charge does an endothermic reaction give?
Positive
A sign of an endothermic reaction?
A fall in temperature in surroundings
What do reaction profiles show?
The relative energy of the reactant and products in a reaction and how the energy changes over the course of the reaction
The difference in height shows…
The overall energy change in reaction
What will an endothermic reaction profile show?
Products are at higher energy than the reactants
What will an exothermic reaction profile show?
Products are lower energy than the reactants
What happens to the bonds in a chemical reaction?
Old bonds are broken and new bonds are formed
Energy must be supplied ….
To break existing bonds (endothermic reaction)
Energy is released …
When new bonds are formed (exothermic reaction)
What can known bond energies be used to calculate?
The overall energy change
How to calculate the overall energy change
Energies needed to break bonds in reactants - the energy released when new bonds formed in products
What is an electrochemical?
Basic system made up of 2 different electrodes in contact with an electrolyte