exam four Flashcards
what is enthalpy?
sum of internal energy and the pressure/volume product of a system
what does a positive ΔH indicate about a reaction?
endothermic
what does a negative ΔH indicate about a reaction?
exothermic
What are standard conditions?
25°C and 1 atm
What does spontaneous mean?
will occur without the input of external energy
what is entropy?
measure of randomness/disorder
What is the ΔS of a system at equilibrium?
0
What is the ΔS of a spontaneous process?
> 0
If you decrease moles of gas, what happens to entropy?
decreases
what is true of a reaction with a -ΔG?
spontaneous
what is true of a reaction with a +ΔG?
nonspontaneous
what happens when a substance is oxidized?
lose e-
what happens when a substance is reduced?
gain e-
what is the oxidation number of free elements in their uncombined state?
0
what is the oxidation number of monatomic ions?
charge of ion
what is the oxidation number of oxygen?
-2 (except in H2O2)
what is the oxidation number of hydrogen?
+1 (except when bonded to metals in binary compounds… -1)
what is the oxidation number of group 1A metals?
+1
what is the oxidation number of group IIA metals?
+2
what is the oxidation number of fluorine?
-1
all oxidation number in a compound must add up to…
0
Where does reduction occur?
at the cathode
where does oxidation occur?
anode
what connects two solutions?
salt bridge