Heat
The transfer of energy between objects of different temperature
Enthalpy
Heat released or absorbed by a system at constant pressure
- is the heat content of a system
Standard enthalpy of reaction
When the enthalpy change is measured under standard conditions
Temperature
The average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance
Kelvin scale
Kelvin - degrees Celsius equation
Temperature (K) = temperature (degrees Celsius) + 273.15
System and surroundings
System= chemical reaction Surroundings= rest of the universe
Open systems
Where matter and energy can move freely between system and surroundings
Closed systems
Only energy is able to move between system and surroundings
Relationship between system and surroundings
Isolated system
Negative change in enthalpy
When heat is released from the system to the surroundings, enthalpy of the system decreases
Positive change in enthalpy
When heat is transferred to a system from surroundings, enthalpy of system increases
Law of conservation of energy
Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it’s converted from one form to another
- hence, total amount of energy in universe is constant
Chemical reaction
Involves a transfer of heat between a system and its surroundings
- in majority of chemical reactions, heat is released from system to its surroundings (exothermic reactions)
Exothermic reactions
Energy profile for an exothermic reaction
Thermochemical equations
Show enthalpy change of a reaction
Endothermic reactions
Chemical reactions in systems that absorb heat energy from their surroundings
Energy profile for an endothermic reaction
Coffee cup calorimeter
Advantages of simple polystyrene cup as a calorimeter
Calculating enthalpy changes
q = m x c x (change in temp.)
q = heat absorbed or released in in J
c = specific heat capacity in J/g/K
m = mass of solution in g
change in temp. = change in temp. in degrees Celsius or K
Specific heat capacity (c)
Amount of heat required to raise the temp. of one gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius or 1 Kelvin
Units: J/g/degrees Celsius or J/g/K