Introduction to Inorganic and Physical Chemistry

These flashcards cover key concepts from the lecture notes on energy, thermodynamics, and heat transfer in relation to chemistry.

Energy is the capacity to do __ or transfer heat.

work

The science of energy transfer as heat is known as __.

thermodynamics

In an exothermic reaction, energy is transferred from the system to the __.

surroundings

In an endothermic reaction, energy is transferred from the __ to the system.

surroundings

The law of __ states that the total energy of an isolated system remains constant.

conservation of energy

Specific heat capacity is defined as the energy transferred as heat required to raise the temperature of __ gram of a substance by one kelvin.

1

The equation q = C x m x T represents __ of an object when heated or cooled.

heat capacity

The higher the __, the higher the internal energy of a system.

temperature

In thermodynamics, the total energy of the universe is __ according to the law of conservation of energy.

constant

The sum of energy changes within an isolated system must be __.

zero