Unit 12 Flashcards
The capacity to do work or transfer heat
Energy
The study of heat and energy in chemical reactions
Thermochemistry
Energy in an object that is attributable to its motion, position, or both
Mechanical Energy
The energy of motion
Kinetic energy
The energy of an object that is related to its position.
Potential Energy
The SI unit of energy
Joule, J
A specified portion of the universe that is studied
System
The part of the universe that is separate from a system of study
Surroundings
both matter and energy can move between the system and the surroundings
Open system
Energy but not matter can move between the system and the surroundings
Closed system
Neither matter nor energy can leave or enter the system.
Isolated system
The energy resulting from a force acting on an object over a distance
Work, w
The flow of energy that causes a temperature change in an object or its surroundings
Heat, q
When work is being done on the system, w has a (positive/negative) value
Positive
When work is being done by the system, w has a (positive/negative) value
Negative
When heat is transferred from the surroundings to the system, q is (positive/negative)
Positive
When heat is transferred from the system to its surroundings, q is (positive/negative)
Negative
Energy can be neither created nor destroyed in any chemical or physical process
Law of conservation of energy