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Thermochemistry The heat of the matter
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Energy The capacity to do work or produce heat
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Law of Conservation of Energy Energy can be converted from one form to another, but cannot be created nor destroyed.
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Potential Energy Potential energy is due to position or composition Examples Water behind a dam that may push a turbine Gasoline
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Kinetic Energy Energy due to the mass and speed of an object KE= 1 / 2 mv 2
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Heat The transfer of energy from kinetic to heat. Energy cannot be created nor destroyed so where does it go when the ball hits the ground? HEAT aka frictional heating
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Heat Heat involves the transfer of energy between two objects observed through temperature changes
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Work Work is the force acting over a distance However, the way the energy transfer is divided between heat and work depends on certain conditions or the PATHWAY. Regardless of the pathway, the total energy remains constant. Why?
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State Function A state function refers to the property of the system that depends only on its present state. It doesn’t matter how you got there, only that you are there. Energy is a state function.
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Chemical Energy In discussing reactions we need to identify our present state. System Surroundings Universe
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Chemical Energy Exothermic: Energy flows out of the system into the surroundings. Expressed as (-) Endothermic: Energy flows from the surroundings into the system. Expressed as (+)
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Exothermic and Endothermic
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Thermodynamics The First Law of Thermodynamics: The energy of the universe is constant
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Internal Energy The internal energy of a system is the sum of the kinetic and potential energies of all the “particles” in the system. The internal energy of a system can be changed by a flow of heat or work or both. ΔE=q+w ΔE is the change in energy q is the heat and w is the work
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Example Calculate ΔE for a system undergoing an endothermic process in which 15.6 kJ of heat flows and where 1.4 kJ of work is done on the system.
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Result ΔE=q+w q= +15.6kJ (endothermic) w=+1.4kJ ΔE=15.6kJ + 1.4 kJ = 17.0 kJ
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Work and Pressure Work may be done by a gas (inflation) and work may be done on a gas ( compression ). Pressure is Force per unit area P=F/A Work is force applied over a distance. Work=force * distance=F * Δh (height)
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Work and Pressure Since P=F/A or F=P*A then, Work = F* Δh* = P*A* Δh This results in a change in volume, ΔV= final volume – initial volume =A* Δh Substitute ΔV =A* Δh and Work = P*A* Δh= PΔV What about the sign of work? (+ or -)
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Work and Pressure When the gas is expanding, work is done on the surroundings by the system. w= -PΔV When the gas is compressed, work is done on the gas by the surrounding. w= PΔV
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Example Calculate the work associated with the expansion of a gas from 46 L to 64 L at a constant external pressure of 15 atm.
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Result w= -PΔV as the gas is expanding. P=15 atm, ΔV = 64-46 = 18 L w= - 15atm *18L = -270 atm
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Pressure from Work
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