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What is the primary principle stated by the first law of thermodynamics?

  • Energy can be created and destroyed under certain conditions.
  • Energy can be converted from one form into another. (correct)
  • Energy exists only as kinetic energy in motion.
  • Energy levels can fluctuate without consequence.
  • Which of the following accurately describes thermal energy?

  • The kinetic energy of molecular motion. (correct)
  • Energy measured strictly in calories.
  • The energy associated with the height of an object.
  • Potential energy stored due to chemical bonds.
  • What unit is commonly used to measure kinetic energy?

  • Joule (J) (correct)
  • Calorie (cal)
  • Watt (W)
  • Newton (N)
  • How is energy related to chemical reactions according to the provided content?

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    Which statement about potential energy is true based on the content?

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    What happens to energy in an isolated system according to the first law of thermodynamics?

    <p>The total energy remains constant. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement reflects the relationship between kinetic energy and velocity?

    <p>Kinetic energy is proportional to the square of the velocity. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula for calculating kinetic energy?

    <p>Ek = ½ mv² (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does an increase in the volume of a gas during a chemical reaction indicate about the internal energy of the system?

    <p>The internal energy decreases because work is done by the system. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the equation for P-V work, w = -P_ext ΔV, what does the negative sign signify?

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    How is the change in internal energy (ΔU) calculated?

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    What is indicated by a negative change in volume (ΔV)?

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    When comparing the gaseous products and reactants in the reaction 3H2(g) + N2(g) → 2NH3(g), what is the value of Δn?

    <p>-1 mole (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the relationship between pressure and volume in an ideal gas, according to the ideal gas law?

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    If a gas experiences an expansion from 6 moles to 7 moles at constant temperature, what is the effect on internal energy?

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    In the expression for P-V work, what do the variables represent: w = -P_ext ΔV?

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    What occurs when the enthalpy change DH is positive?

    <p>The process is endothermic. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which scenario does q equal zero?

    <p>Adiabatic process. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the symbol DH represent in thermodynamics?

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    At constant volume, what is the relationship between q and DU?

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    Which of the following statements about state functions is true?

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    What is the condition for an isothermal process?

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    How is the enthalpy change DH calculated?

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    Which scenario best describes the conditions for DH to approximate DU?

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    What is the significance of state symbols in thermochemical equations?

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    Which of the following describes standard enthalpy changes?

    <p>Denoted by the superscript ᶿ or 0. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the enthalpy change of formation (DformH) represent?

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    If a reaction has a standard enthalpy change of DH0 = -92.2 kJ, what is the enthalpy change for the reverse reaction?

    <p>92.2 kJ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Using the reaction N2(g) + 3 H2(g) → 2 NH3(g), what is the enthalpy change when 0.5 moles of N2(g) are used?

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    Which condition defines the thermodynamic standard state for a pure substance?

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    What is the value of DH for the reaction when water is in gaseous state instead of liquid state?

    <p>-2043 kJ (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about the enthalpy change of a reaction is true?

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    What does Hess's Law state about state functions?

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    Which of the following equations represents an intermediate step in the Haber process?

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    How is the enthalpy change for the reverse reaction calculated?

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    In the combustion of butane, what is the overall equation represented?

    <p>C4H10(g) + 6½ O2(g) → 4 CO2(g) + 5 H2O(l) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of using heats of formation in enthalpy change calculations?

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    What is the reaction enthalpy of the formation of methane from its elements at standard conditions?

    <p>-74.7 kJ/mol (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which equation indicates a combustion reaction of hydrogen?

    <p>2H2(g) + O2(g) → 2H2O(l) (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following statements about state functions is incorrect?

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    What is the meaning of lattice energy in the context of ionic compounds?

    <p>Energy required to convert a solid ionic compound into gas. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term ΔHf stand for in thermodynamics, particularly in the context of NaCl?

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    In the Born-Haber cycle, what step involves the ionization of sodium?

    <p>First ionization energy of sodium. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the bond dissociation energy associated with chlorine in this context?

    <p>Energy needed to form Cl2 from gaseous chlorine atoms. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    To determine lattice energy using the Born-Haber cycle, which other energy values are typically required?

    <p>Sublimation energy, ionization energy, and bond dissociation energy. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the second step after sublimation in the energy cycle for NaCl?

    <p>Ionization of sodium to form Na+(g). (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the notation Ea = -348.6 kJ/mol represent in the process of forming NaCl?

    <p>Electron affinity of chlorine. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the overall change in enthalpy, Δrxn H NaCl, for forming solid NaCl from Na(s) and Cl2(g)?

    <p>-411 kJ/mol. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Flashcards

    Energy

    The capacity to do work or supply heat.

    Kinetic Energy

    Energy of motion.

    Potential Energy

    Stored energy.

    First Law of Thermodynamics

    Energy cannot be created or destroyed, only converted.

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    Thermal Energy

    Kinetic energy of molecular motion.

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    Heat

    Thermal energy transferred due to a temperature difference.

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    Chemical Energy

    Potential energy stored in chemical bonds.

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    Energy Conservation

    Total energy of an isolated system remains constant.

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    P-V Work

    Work done by a system due to changes in its volume, often caused by gas expansion or compression.

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    Avogadro's Law

    Equal volumes of gases at the same temperature and pressure contain the same number of molecules.

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    Ideal Gas Law

    A relationship between pressure, volume, temperature, and the number of moles of an ideal gas: PV = nRT.

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    Expansion Work

    Work done by a system on its surroundings when its volume increases. This is an example of negative work.

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    Compression Work

    Work done on a system by its surroundings when its volume decreases. This is an example of positive work.

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    Change in Moles (Δn)

    The difference between the moles of gaseous products and the moles of gaseous reactants in a chemical reaction.

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    Internal Energy (U)

    The total energy of a system, including kinetic and potential energies of its molecules.

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    Enthalpy (H)

    The heat content of a system at constant pressure. It is the internal energy plus the product of pressure and volume.

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    What is q in terms of DU and PDV?

    The heat transferred (q) is equal to the change in internal energy (DU) plus the work done by the system (PDV).

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    What is q at constant volume?

    At constant volume, the heat transferred (qv) is equal to the change in internal energy (DU).

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    What is q at constant pressure?

    At constant pressure, the heat transferred (qp) is equal to the enthalpy change (DH).

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    What is DH (enthalpy change)?

    The heat change at constant pressure, also called the heat of reaction. It is the difference in enthalpy between products and reactants.

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    Endothermic Process

    A process that absorbs heat from the surroundings, resulting in a positive DH.

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    Exothermic Process

    A process that releases heat to the surroundings, resulting in a negative DH.

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    Thermochemical Equation

    A balanced chemical equation that includes the enthalpy change of the reaction (DH).

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    Standard Enthalpy of Reaction (DH0)

    The enthalpy change for a reaction when all reactants and products are in their standard states (25°C, 1 atm, 1 M for solutions).

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    Standard State

    The most stable physical state of a substance at 25°C, 1 atm pressure, and 1 M concentration for solutions.

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    Enthalpy change of Reaction (DreactionH)

    The enthalpy change for a specific reaction, regardless of the specific conditions.

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    Enthalpy Change of Formation (DformH)

    The enthalpy change when 1 mole of a compound is formed from its elements in their standard states.

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    Reference State of an Element

    The most stable form of an element under standard conditions (1 atm, 298 K).

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    Reverse Reaction

    The opposite of a forward reaction, with the products becoming reactants and vice versa.

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    Endothermic vs Exothermic

    Endothermic reactions absorb heat from the surroundings (DH is positive), while exothermic reactions release heat (DH is negative).

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    Lattice Energy

    The energy released when one mole of an ionic compound is formed from its gaseous ions.

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    Born-Haber Cycle

    A thermodynamic cycle used to calculate the lattice energy of an ionic compound by relating it to other enthalpy changes.

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    What is the purpose of the Born-Haber Cycle?

    To determine the lattice energy of an ionic compound by calculating the enthalpy changes of each step in the cycle.

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    How does the Born-Haber cycle relate to Hess's Law?

    The Born-Haber cycle is a specific application of Hess's Law, where the enthalpy changes of a series of reactions are used to calculate the enthalpy change of an overall reaction.

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    What are the steps in the typical Born-Haber Cycle?

    The steps include sublimation of the metal, dissociation of the nonmetal, ionization of the metal, electron affinity of the nonmetal, and formation of the ionic compound.

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    What is sublimation?

    The process of a solid directly changing into a gas without becoming a liquid.

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    What is electron affinity?

    The energy change that occurs when an electron is added to a gaseous atom.

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    State Function

    A property of a system whose value depends only on the current state of the system, not on the path taken to reach that state. For example, the enthalpy change of a reaction is a state function because it only depends on the initial and final states of the reactants and products, not on the specific steps involved.

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    What is ionization energy in the Born-Haber Cycle?

    The energy required to remove an electron from a gaseous atom.

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    Hess's Law

    The total enthalpy change for a reaction is the sum of the enthalpy changes for each step in the reaction. This means that the enthalpy change of a reaction can be calculated by adding the enthalpy changes for a series of reactions that add up to the overall reaction.

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    Enthalpy of Formation

    The enthalpy change when one mole of a compound is formed from its elements in their standard states.

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    Calculate Enthalpy Change (Hess's Law)

    Use Hess's Law to calculate the change in enthalpy for a reaction by manipulating known enthalpy changes of other reactions. Be sure to reverse the signs of changes if a reaction is reversed, and multiply changes by the stoichiometric coefficients if a reaction is multiplied.

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    Calculate Enthalpy Change (Heats of Formation)

    Use the enthalpy of changes for each of the reactants and products to calculate the enthalpy change for the entire reaction. The equation is: ΔH°rxn = ΣΔH°f (products) – ΣΔH°f (reactants).

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    What does the Haber Process produce?

    The Haber process produces ammonia (NH3) from nitrogen gas (N2) and hydrogen gas (H2).

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    What is the purpose of Hess's Law?

    Hess's Law is a useful tool for calculating enthalpy changes, which are often difficult or impossible to measure directly. It allows scientists to determine the enthalpy change for a reaction by using known enthalpy changes for other reactions.

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    Study Notes

    Thermodynamics

    • Thermodynamics is the science of energy and its transformations.
    • Chemical reactions involve energy transfer.

    Introduction

    • All chemical reactions involve either releasing or absorbing energy.
    • Chemical reactions occur due to changes in stability.
    • Lower energy equals greater stability, which means decreased reactivity.
    • Higher energy equals lower stability, which means greater reactivity.
    • Assessing the relative energy of reactants and products is important.

    Energy

    • Energy is the ability to do work or transfer heat.
    • Energy = heat + work
    • Energy can be kinetic or potential.
    • Kinetic energy is the energy of motion (Ek = ½mv²).
    • Potential energy is stored energy (e.g., due to position or chemical bonds).

    Energy Changes & The Laws of Thermodynamics

    • The first law of thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed.
    • Thermal energy is the kinetic energy of molecular motion (measured by temperature).
    • Heat is the transfer of thermal energy due to a temperature difference.
    • Chemical energy is the potential energy stored in chemical bonds.

    Important Concepts & Terms

    • A thermodynamic system is the part of the universe under study.
    • The surroundings are everything outside the system.
    • The system boundary separates the system from its surroundings.
    • Isolated system: No exchange of matter or energy.
    • Closed system: Exchanges only energy.
    • Open system: Exchanges both matter and energy.

    Internal Energy and P-V Work

    • Internal energy (U) is the total kinetic and potential energy of the molecules in a system.
    • The change in internal energy (ΔU) is equal to the heat added (q) minus the work done (w).
    • ΔU = q - w
    • PV work is work done by a system when its volume changes against an external pressure.
    • w = -PΔV

    Internal Energy and P-V Work

    • Loss of energy: ∆E is negative.
    • Gain of energy: ∆E is positive.
    • Internal energy depends on parameters like temperature, pressure, sample size and structure of the system - not the way it got there.
    • State functions are properties that depend only on the current state of a system, not on how it got there.

    Internal Energy and P-V Work

    • If a state function changes, the reverse process will be the opposite magnitude.
    • Physical work (w) = force (F) x displacement (d).
    • Chemical system P-V work is commonly seen from changes in volume.

    Internal Energy and P-V Work

    • External Pressure (Patm) on a piston acts as the pressure of the gas pushing against the piston.
    • w = -PextΔV.

    Internal Energy and P-V Work

    • When a system changes, heat energy & pV work are exchanged with the surroundings.
    • q is +ve when a system gains heat, and –ve when a system loses heat.

    Enthalpy

    • Enthalpy (H) is a thermodynamic state function (H = U + PV).
    • At constant pressure, the enthalpy change (ΔH) is equal to the heat transferred (qp)
    • ΔH = qp
    • Enthalpy changes are especially useful/important in chemical reactions.

    Enthalpy

    • Under lab conditions where PV work is small.
    • Enthalpy change (ΔH) is positive for an endothermic process and negative for an exothermic process.

    Isothermal and Adiabatic Change

    • Isothermal: constant temperature, 0 change in internal energy (∆U = 0).
    • Adiabatic: no heat exchange, ∆U = -PΔV (work done).

    Thermodynamic Standard State

    • Enthalpy change (ΔH) reported for a chemical reaction is the amount of heat released at constant temperature (usually 25°C or 298 K) and pressure (1 bar).
    • Standard conditions must be clearly defined on reported data for comparison

    Thermodynamic Standard State

    • A set of conditions (temperature, pressure) needed for comparing thermochemical data.

    Thermodynamic Standard State

    • Measurements made under standard conditions are denoted by adding "°" superscript to the symbol of the measured quantity.
    • The standard enthalpy change is denoted by ΔH°.

    Enthalpy of Reactions

    • The enthalpy change of a reaction is usually called the enthalpy change of reaction (ΔrxnH).
    • The enthalpy change of a reaction in opposite direction has the same magnitude, but opposite sign.
    • Enthalpy change of formation (ΔfH°): change in enthalpy when 1 mole of a substance is formed directly from its elements.

    Enthalpy of Reactions

    • cH° is the enthalpy change of a combustion reaction.
    • nH° is the enthalpy change for a neutralization reaction.
    • fusH is the enthalpy change of fusion.
    • subH is the enthalpy change of sublimation.
    • solH° is the enthalpy change for dissolving a substance in a solvent.

    Heat Capacity

    • Heat capacity is the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of a substance or system by 1 K.
    • Specific heat capacity is rate per unit mass.
    • Molar heat capacity is rate per mol of substance.

    Hess' Law

    • Hess' law states that the overall enthalpy change for a reaction is equal to the sum of the enthalpy changes for the individual steps.
    • The overall enthalpy change (ΔrxnH) is the same following any route leading to a product as long as start and end conditions are the same.

    Hess' Law

    • Use Hess' Law to calculate reaction enthalpy changes by manipulating chemical equations.
    • Consider overall change as summation of individual calculated steps.

    Calculating Enthalpy Changes from Heats of Formation

    • Heats of formation (ΔfH°) are used to calculate the enthalpy change for a given reaction.
    • The enthalpy change of a reaction is the sum of the heats of formation of the products minus the sum of the heats of formation of the reactants. (ΔrxnH°= Σ ΔfH°(products) - Σ ΔfH°(reactants))

    Calculating Enthalpy Changes from Bond Dissociation Energy

    • Bond dissociation energy (D) is the enthalpy change for breaking one mole of a particular bond in a gaseous molecule.
    • An approximate enthalpy change for a reaction can be calculated using average bond dissociation energies.

    Calculating Enthalpy Changes from Bond Dissociation Energy

    • Breaking bonds requires energy, this value is positive (Endothermic).
    • Forming bonds releases energy, this value is negative (Exothermic).

    Calculating Enthalpy Changes from Bond Dissociation Energy

    • The enthalpy change for any reaction can be estimated using average bond dissociation energies for bonds broken and formed in the reaction.

    Coulombic Forces and Lattice Energy

    • opposite electrical charges attract (Coulombic Force)
    • Lattice energy is the energy required to separate gaseous ions.
    • Larger charges (z1 or z2) & short distances (d) yield stronger forces of attraction & larger lattice energies.

    Coulumbic Forces and Lattice Energy

    • The lattice energy of an ionic compound is the energy released when gaseous ions combine to form one mole of the solid ionic compound.
    • Lattice energy is always positive for the decomposition reaction (endothermic).
    • Lattice energy is always negative for the formation of a reaction (exothermic).

    Born-Haber Cycle

    • Born-Haber cycle is a thermodynamic cycle that describes the formation of an ionic compound from its elements.
    • The cycle allows calculation of unknown parameters from known parameters through Hess’s Law

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