Thermodynamics Overview and Concepts

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What is the definition of thermodynamics?

The process of energy generation from chemical substances

The study of chemical reactions only

The analysis of molecular structures and their interactions

The study of heat, energy transfer, and its effects on properties of a system (correct)

Which type of system allows for the exchange of both energy and matter?

Isolated system

Closed system

Non-isolated system

Open system (correct)

Which law of thermodynamics states that total energy in an isolated system remains constant?

Zeroth Law

First Law (correct)

Third Law

Second Law

What is the characteristic of a spontaneous change in thermodynamics?

Occurs without further energy input once initiated Signup and view all the answers

What best describes an intensive property of a system?

Is independent of the mass of the system Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following represents a nonspontaneous change?

Electrolysis of water Signup and view all the answers

What is the immediate surrounding in thermodynamics?

Everything external to the system Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to the fixed or movable surface that separates a system from its surroundings?

Boundary Signup and view all the answers

What is the value of entropy (S) when W is equal to 1?

0 Signup and view all the answers

In the Gibbs Free Energy equation, what does a negative value for ΔG indicate?

The reaction is spontaneous. Signup and view all the answers

Which formula is used to calculate the standard Gibbs free energy change (ΔG°rxn) for a reaction?

ΔG°sys = ΔH°sys - T ΔS°sys Signup and view all the answers

What is the standard Gibbs free energy change (ΔG) for the reaction 4KClO3(s) → 3KClO4(s) + KCl(s) at 25°C given the provided data?

-128 kJ Signup and view all the answers

Which statement is true regarding the effect of ΔG on the rate of a chemical reaction?

ΔG does not affect the rate of reaction. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following properties is classified as an extensive property?

Volume Signup and view all the answers

What is the enthalpy change ($ ext{ΔH}$) for the combustion of methane?

-802 Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic defines a quasi-static process?

Seems static during operation Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes an irreversible process?

Cannot return to its initial state without leaving effects Signup and view all the answers

The dissolution of NaCl is characterized by which of the following enthalpy changes?

3.9 Signup and view all the answers

In which condition is the freezing of water spontaneous?

-1 Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following processes occurs with no heat transfer?

Adiabatic Signup and view all the answers

What is meant by the 'state' of a system?

The conditions of the system at a given moment Signup and view all the answers

Which process is described as endothermic and spontaneous at temperatures above 0 °C?

2 Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best defines specific properties?

Properties calculated per unit mass of a system Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the concept of microstates in thermodynamics?

23 Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the internal energy when a system expands adiabatically?

Internal energy decreases Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between freedom of motion and the spontaneity of a reaction?

1 Signup and view all the answers

How is a process classified as non quasi-static?

It occurs at a finite, rapid rate Signup and view all the answers

What does a negative value of enthalpy change ($ ext{ΔH}$) imply for a reaction?

1 Signup and view all the answers

During which phase change do water molecules exhibit more freedom of motion?

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What condition indicates a reaction proceeds spontaneously to the right?

Q < K Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between ΔG° and K as ΔG° becomes more positive?

K becomes smaller Signup and view all the answers

What indicates a reaction is at equilibrium?

Q = K and DG = 0 Signup and view all the answers

If Q and K are nearly the same, what can be inferred about the value of ΔG?

It is very small in absolute value Signup and view all the answers

How can ΔG for non-standard conditions be calculated?

ΔG = ΔG° + RT lnQ Signup and view all the answers

What does the equation S = k ln W represent in thermodynamics?

The relationship between entropy and the number of microstates. Signup and view all the answers

What happens to the entropy when a system transitions from a solid to a gas?

Entropy increases due to the gain of microstates. Signup and view all the answers

What is the implication of the Second Law of Thermodynamics regarding isolated systems?

Entropy increases in an isolated system over time. Signup and view all the answers

What does a negative Gibbs Free Energy change (DG < 0) indicate about a reaction?

The reaction is spontaneous. Signup and view all the answers

In the equation DSuniv = DSunet + DSunrr, what does DSuniv represent?

Change in entropy of the universe. Signup and view all the answers

In what scenario does the entropy of a system increase?

When a crystal dissolves into ions in solution. Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between a system's microstates and its entropy?

More microstates correlate with higher entropy. Signup and view all the answers

Which statement correctly describes the change in entropy (DS) during a phase change from solid to liquid?

DS is positive as energy is absorbed. Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics studies heat, energy transfer, and its effect on physical and chemical properties of substances.
Outcomes include definitions of thermodynamics, basic terminologies, laws of thermodynamics (0th, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd), entropy and enthalpy, free energy, and applications in pharmaceutical processes.

What is Thermodynamics?

A diagram shows a galvanic cell with anode and cathode, illustrating electrochemical reactions.
The chemical reaction HCl(aq) + NaOH(aq) → NaCl(s) + H₂O(l) is used as an example to understand if heat from a reaction can be used to do work.
Thermodynamics involves the relationships between heat, work, and other forms of energy.

Spontaneous Change

A spontaneous change occurs without a continuous input of energy from outside the system.
All chemical processes require activation energy.
Once a spontaneous process begins, no further input of energy is needed.
A nonspontaneous change requires a continuous supply of energy from the surroundings.
If a change is spontaneous in one direction, it is nonspontaneous in the reverse direction.

System vs Surroundings

A system is the space defined by a fixed mass or region in space.
Surroundings are everything external to the system.
The boundary separates the system from the surroundings, it can be real or imaginary and fixed or movable.

Types of Systems

Open systems exchange both energy and matter with their surroundings (e.g., boiling water in an open pan).
Closed systems exchange energy but not matter with their surroundings (e.g., boiling water in a closed pan).
Isolated systems exchange neither energy nor matter with their surroundings (e.g., water in a thermos flask).
The universe is an isolated system.

Properties of a System

Any characteristic of a system is its property.
Intensive properties (e.g., density, temperature, pressure) are independent of the mass of the system.
Extrinsic properties (e.g., volume, enthalpy, entropy, kinetic energy, potential energy) depend on the mass of the system.
A property per unit mass is a specific property (e.g., specific volume, specific enthalpy, specific entropy, specific heat capacity).

Classification of Processes

Quasi-static processes are seemingly, allegedly, or supposedly static processes; they are infinitely slow.
Non-quasi-static processes are not infinitely slow.
Reversible processes can be reversed by reversing the direction of the changes, without leaving any effects on the system or surroundings.
Irreversible processes cannot be reversed in the same way.
All quasi-static processes are not reversible, but reversible processes are always quasi-static.
Quasi-static compression and expansion of a gas is a reversible process.

Macroscopic vs Microscopic Analysis

Macroscopic analysis considers the average molecular behavior, valid when the continuum concept holds (e.g., mean free path is much smaller than system dimensions).
Microscopic analysis considers individual molecular behaviors, valid when the mean free path of molecules is comparable to system dimensions.

Thermodynamic Equilibrium

Thermal equilibrium involves equal temperatures with no heat transfer.
Mechanical equilibrium involves equal forces.
Chemical equilibrium involves chemical composition not changing with time.
Phase equilibrium means the mass of each phase remains constant over time.

The Laws of Thermodynamics

C. P. Snow was a British chemist.
Zeroth Law: If two systems are in thermal equilibrium with a third system, they are in thermal equilibrium with each other.
First Law: Energy is conserved. The change in internal energy of a system equals the heat added to the system less the work done.
Second Law: The entropy or disorder of an isolated system always increases.
Third Law: A perfect crystal has zero entropy at absolute zero.

First Law:

Law of conservation matter/ Energy: In an isolated system, the total energy remains constant.
The change in internal energy of a system is equal to the heat added to the system minus the work done by the system.

Processes

Adiabatic: No heat transfer, △E = q - w (expansion: w is positive, compression: w is negative).
Isothermal: Constant temperature, ΔE = 0 for ideal gasses and q = w.
Isochoric: Constant volume, w = 0, so ΔE = q.
Isobaric: Constant pressure.

Enthalpy Change

△H is the heat gained or lost at constant pressure (qp), a criteria for spontaneity.
△H < 0: Spontaneous reaction
△H > 0: Not a spontaneous reaction

Types of Enthalpy Change

Heat of Formation (△H°f)
Heat of Fusion (△H°f)
Heat of Vaporization (△H°vap)
The enthalpy change of an overall process is the sum of the enthalpy changes of its individual steps.

Specific Heat Capacity

Heat Capacity: q/△T = constant
Specific Heat Capacity (c): c=q/(△T×m)
Molar Heat Capacity (C): C=q/(△T×n)

Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics

Two systems that are in thermal equilibrium with a third system are in thermal equilibrium with each other.
It establishes the concept of temperature and heat transfer.

Entropy (Microstate)

Quantized energy levels (electronic, vibrational, rotational, translational).
At any time (t), particles are at a specific energy level, moving at a specific speed, vibrating and rotating at specific frequencies.
Each quantized state of the whole system of molecules is called a microstate.

Entropy

Boltzmann's entropy equation (S = k ln W): S is the entropy of the system, k is Boltzmann's constant, and W is the number of microstates.
A system with fewer microstates has lower entropy, and a system with more microstates has higher entropy.
Phase changes (solid to liquid to gas) and dissolving salts typically increase entropy.
Chemical reactions producing more particles will typically increase entropy.

Change in Entropy

△Ssys = Sfinal - Sinitial where S is the entropy of the system.
∆S° univ = ∆S° sys + ∆S° surr > 0, for a spontaneous process

Second Law of Thermodynamics

The entropy (disorder) of an isolated system always increases.
All real processes occur spontaneously in a direction that increases the entropy of the universe.

Entropy and Gibbs Free Energy

△Suniv is total change of entropy in the universe.
If △Suniv > 0, the process is spontaneous; if △Suniv < 0, then the process is non-spontaneous

Standard Entropy of Reaction (△S°rxn)

△S°rxn is entropy change in standard state conditions, where reactants and products are in standard states.
Moles of gases: ↑ in gases ↑ in entropy (usually +ve)

Entropy Change and Spontaneous Reactions

△S° univ must be +ve for a reaction to be spontaneous.

Standard Entropy

Entropy values can be used to calculate △S°rxn

Calculate △G°

Given a reaction, you can calculate △G° using enthalpy and entropy values

Gibbs Equation and Gibbs Free Energy

Gibbs equation (△G = △H - T△S) for calculating free energy.
At standard state conditions, △G° = -RT lnK, where K is the equilibrium constant

Calculating △AG

Calculating △AG° from △G°f values (standard free energy of formation): △G° rxn = Σn△Gf° (products) - Σm△Gf° (reactants)

Factors Affecting Entropy

Temperature: Entropy increases with temperature.
Physical state: Entropy increases as a substance changes from solid to liquid to gas.
Solution formation: Entropy increases when a substance dissolves.
Molecular complexity: Entropy increases with increasing complexity in a molecule.

Effect of Temperature on Reaction Spontaneity

The sign of △G may change at different temperatures.

Temperature and Reaction Spontaneity

Finding the temperature at which a reaction becomes spontaneous:
T = △H / △S

Equilibrium State

For any process approaching equilibrium, △S° univ is greater than or equal to zero
When a system reaches equilibrium, no net reaction occurs in either direction

ΔG, Q, and K

AG = RT ln Q/K, where Q is reaction quotient relative to the reaction's extent and K is the equilibrium constant. This equation gives the change in Gibbs free energy.

ΔG and Equilibrium Constant

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