1. Specific Heat and Heat of Reaction Ms. Henriksen Chemistry
Energy and Heat
Specific Heat and Heat of Reaction
Ms. Henriksen Chemistry

2. Total Energy = Potential + Kinetic
We will use the following units to measure energy:
calorie (cal)
Joule (J)
Kinetic Energy = energy of motion.
Potential Energy =stored energy.

3. Ball speeds up
Ball slows down

4. The Law of Conservation of Energy
Energy can be neither created nor destroyed by ordinary means.
It can only be converted from one form to another.
If energy seems to disappear, then scientists look for it – leading to many important discoveries.

5. Law of Conservation of Energy
In 1905, Albert Einstein said that mass and energy can be converted into each other.
He showed that if matter is destroyed, energy is created, and if energy is destroyed mass is created.
E = MC2

6. A. Temperature & Heat
1. Temperature is related to the average kinetic energy of the particles in a substance.
2. SI unit for temp. is the Kelvin
a. K = C (10C = 283K)
b. C = K – 273 (10K = -263C)
c. F = (9/5)C +32

7. a. The flow of thermal energy from one object to another.
Cup gets cooler while hand gets warmer
3. Heat Energy
a. The flow of thermal energy from one object to another.
b. Heat always flows from warmer to cooler objects.
c. Heat is a process that involves the transfer of energy
Ice gets warmer while hand gets cooler

8. Land heats up and cools down faster than water
4. Specific Heat
a. Some things heat up or cool down faster than others.
Land heats up and cools down faster than water

9. b. Specific heat is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 g of a material by one degree (C or K).
1) C water = 1 cal/ g C
2) C sand = 0.19 cal / g C
This is why land heats up quickly during the day and cools quickly at night and why water takes longer.

10. Why does water have such a high specific heat?
water metal
Water molecules form strong bonds with each other; therefore it takes more heat energy to break them. Metals have weak bonds and do not need as much energy to break them.

11. How to calculate heat of a reaction
Q = m x T x C
Q = change in thermal energy = heat of reaction
m = mass of substance
T = change in temperature (Tf – Ti)
C = specific heat of substance

12. First, mass and temperature of water are measured
c. A calorimeter is used to help measure the specific heat of a substance.
First, mass and temperature of water are measured
Then heated sample is put inside and heat flows into water
Knowing its Q value, its mass, and its T, its Cp can be calculated
T is measured for water to help get its heat gain
This gives the heat lost by the substance