GENCHEM 2: Enthalpy and Reaction Types

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What is enthalpy?

The total energy of the products being greater than the total energy of the reactants

The energy required to initiate a reaction

The heat content of a system (correct)

The heat released to the surroundings during a reaction

In which type of reaction does enthalpy increase when energy is added?

Exothermic reaction

Endothermic reaction (correct)

Isothermic reaction

Adiabatic reaction

What happens to the surroundings in an endothermic reaction?

There is no change in temperature

They heat up

They cool down (correct)

They stay the same

Which statement is true about exothermic reactions?

They cause the environment to cool down Signup and view all the answers

What is the change in enthalpy for an endothermic reaction?

Always positive Signup and view all the answers

Which process releases heat to the surroundings?

Freezing Signup and view all the answers

What is one way to avoid plagiarism when paraphrasing someone else's work?

Summarizing the content in a new form Signup and view all the answers

How should authors with different opinions on the same topic be discussed in a review?

Discussed separately under each author's name Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of in-text citations in academic writing?

Representing the relationship between ideas and sources Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to focusing concisely on a single main idea in academic writing?

Summarizing Signup and view all the answers

When citing materials written at different times in a review, what should be done?

Cite earlier materials first according to their time of writing Signup and view all the answers

What is the best way to present someone else's ideas as your own without consent?

Plagiarizing by not crediting the original source Signup and view all the answers

What should be included in a review to emphasize relatedness between topics?

'Own rendition' of essential information from various sources Signup and view all the answers

How should paraphrasing differ from summarizing when discussing an academic text?

'Paraphrasing' presents essential information in a new form, distinct from summarizing Signup and view all the answers

'Review diligently' implies that reviewers should focus on what aspect during the review process?

'Emphasizing relatedness' Signup and view all the answers

'Asserts that...' is an example of language used to convey what in academic writing?

'Propositions based on evidence' Signup and view all the answers

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