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Module 3: Chapter 9 (Enthalpy)

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#1
Front (Question)

What is meant by enthalpy?

Back (Answer)

Enthalpy (H) is the measure of heat energy present in a chemical system

#2
Front (Question)

What is meant by enthalpy change?

Back (Answer)

Enthalpy change (ΔH) is the amount of energy released taken in during a chemical reaction

#3
Front (Question)

What is meant by an exothermic reaction? And draw the enthalpy profile for one

Back (Answer)

An exothermic reaction (-ΔH) releases energy into the surroundings

#4
Front (Question)

What is meant by an endothermic reaction? And draw the enthalpy profile for one

Back (Answer)

An endothermic reaction (+ΔH) takes in energy from the surroundings

#5
Front (Question)

What is meant by activation energy?

Back (Answer)

Activation energy (EA) is the minimum energy required for a reaction to take place. It is the energy input required to break bonds

#6
Front (Question)

What is meant by standard conditions?

Back (Answer)

The ΔH of a reaction can vary depending on the conditions used. Data books and tables will always give the ΔH value obtained under standard conditions (⦵)

#7
Front (Question)

What are the standard conditions?

Back (Answer)

• 100kPa (close to 1 atm pressure) • 298 K (25 degrees celsius) • standard state - the physical state of a substance under standard conditions

#8
Front (Question)

What is meant by the enthalpy change of reaction?

Back (Answer)

Enthalpy change of reaction (ΔrH) is the enthalpy change associated with a stated equation in the molar quantities shown in the chemical equation (under standard conditions)

#9
Front (Question)

What is meant by the enthalpy change of formation?

Back (Answer)

Enthalpy change of formation (ΔfH) is the enthalpy change associated with the formation of 1 mole of a compound from its elements (under standard conditions) • the ΔfH for an element will always be 0 as no chemical change is actually taking place

#10
Front (Question)

What is meant by the enthalpy change of combustion?

Back (Answer)

Enthalpy change of combustion (ΔcH) is the enthalpy change associated with the complete combustion of 1 moles of a substance (under standard conditions)

#11
Front (Question)

What is meant by the enthalpy change of neutralisation?

Back (Answer)

Enthalpy change of neutralisation (ΔneutH) is the enthalpy change associated with the formation of 1 mole of water from a neutralisation reaction between an acid and a base

#12
Front (Question)

What is always the ΔneutH for the reaction between a strong acid and a strong alkali?

Back (Answer)

-57 kJ mol^-1

#13
Front (Question)

What is the equation for energy transferred?

Back (Answer)

q = m c ΔT • the specific heat capacity of water is 4.18 Jg^-1k^-1 MUST DIVIDE BY 1000 TO CONVERT J INTO KJ

#14
Front (Question)

What is meant by average bond enthalpy?

Back (Answer)

The energy required to break one mole of a specified type of bond in gaseous molecules - average bond enthalpies are calculated from actual bond enthalpies found in different environments

#15
Front (Question)

Bond breaking is ….(?)

Back (Answer)

endothermic

#16
Front (Question)

Bond making is ….(?)

Back (Answer)

exothermic

#17
Front (Question)

How do you use bond enthalpies to calculate energy released?

Back (Answer)

• draw structures of reactants and products in reaction • identify the bonds broken and made • calculate total energy released • add together to find ΔrH

#18
Front (Question)

What does Hess’s law state?

Back (Answer)

If a reaction can take place by 2 routes, and the starting and finishing conditions are the same, the total enthalpy change is the same for each route

#19
Front (Question)

Draw an enthalpy cycle

Back (Answer)

(check in textbook)

#20
Front (Question)

What is the rule if you are calculating enthalpy changes of formation?

Back (Answer)

Arrows point upwards elements at the bottom

#21
Front (Question)

What is the rule if you are calculating enthalpy changes of combustion?

Back (Answer)

Arrows point downwards combustion products at the bottom

#22
Front (Question)

Why are bond enthalpies always endothermic?

Back (Answer)

Bond enthalpies involve bond breaking which requires energy from the surroundings

#23
Front (Question)

What is the calculation when using enthalpy changes of formation for (ΔrH =)?

Back (Answer)

ΔrH = ΣΔfH products - ΣΔfH reactants

#24
Front (Question)

What is the calculation when using enthalpy changes of combustion (ΔrH =)?

Back (Answer)

ΔrH = ΣΔcH reactants - ΣΔcH products