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Chapter 7 Energy
Enthalpy, kinetic,etc.
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 1
11/21/2008

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Endothermic reaction
Definition
Asorb heat from surroundings
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Exothermic reaction
Definition
Releases heat from surroundings
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Enthalpy of reaction
Definition
Heat given off/absorbed in chemical reactions at constant pressure
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Calorimeter
Definition
Tool used to measure heat given off or absorbed by a chemical reaction
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Enthalpy
Definition
state of function that is a measure of the effect of bth heat & work
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1st law of thermodynamics
Definition
Energy is conserved. It is neither created nor destroyed.
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State functions
Definition
If know the initial and final, and process is unimportant
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Intensive properties
Definition
Properties that don't depend on the size of the sample. ex. Temp. & Density
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Extensive properties
Definition
Properties that depend on sizo of the sample ex. mass, volume
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State
Definition
Liquid, gas, solid
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Molar heat capacity
Definition
Heat required to raise temperature of mole of substance by one degree
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Specific heat

Definition
Heat needed to raise the tempurature of 1 gram of substance by 1 degree Celcius
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Kinetic theory of heat
Definition
Heat, when enters system, produces an increase in average motion(average kinetic energy) with which parts of the system move. 
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System
Definition
ortion system interested in ex. water in beaker
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Surroundings
Definition
Everything else that is not system ex. air in beaker
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Boundary
Definition
Separates surroundimgs and system
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Temperature
Definition
Measures hot & cold
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Heat
Definition
Measures energy/energy in transit
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Thermodynamics
Definition
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Kinetic energy
Definition
Energy of motion
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Potential energy
Definition
Energy of position
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