Chapter 5 - Energy and Change

Chapter 5.1: The energy of Physical, Chemical, and Nuclear Processes

  • Thermodynamics: a study of energy and energy transfer
  • Thermochemistry: the study of energy involved in chemical reactions
  • Studying Energy Changes:
      * Law of conservation of energy: the total energy of the universe is constant, can’t be destroyed or created ∆Universe = 0
      * System: part of universe being studied
      * Surroundings: everything else in that universe
        * ∆Ssystem = −∆Ssurroundings
  • Heat and Temperature
      * Heat, Q: transfer of kinetic energy in joules (J)
      * TemperatureT: a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles that make up a substance or system in Celsius degrees ( ̊C) or kelvins (K)
        * The temperature in Kelvin degrees = Temperature in Celsius degrees + 273.15
  • Enthalpy and Enthalpy Change:
      * EnthalpyH: total internal energy of a substance at constant pressure
      * Enthalpy change, ∆H: relative enthalpy of the reactants and products in the system
  • Enthalpy Changes in Chemical Reaction:
      * Breaking a bond is a process that requires energyCreating a bond is a process that releases energy.
      * Endothermic reaction: net absorption of energy (+)
      * Exothermic reaction: net release of energy (-)
  • Representing Enthalpy Changes:
      * Enthalpy of reaction, ∆Hrxn reaction: enthalpy change of a chemical reaction
      * Standard enthalpy of reactionH ̊rxn: enthalpy change of a chemical reaction that occurs at SATP
        * Standard Ambient Temperature and Pressure: 25 ̊C and 100 kPa
      * Enthalpy of a reaction is also called heat of reaction
      * Visualizing Exothermic and Endothermic reactions:
        * Thermochemical equation: a balanced chemical equation that indicates the amount of heat that is absorbed or released by the reaction it represents (in kJ)
        * You can also show enthalpy of reaction as a separate expression with ∆H ̊
        * Also can be represented with an enthalpy diagram which represents reactants and products and the enthalpy of the system
          * Enthalpy decreases as energy are released in an exothermic reaction
          * Enthalpy increases as energy are absorbed in an endothermic reaction
  • Stoichiometry and Thermochemical Equations:
      * Enthalpy of reaction is linearly dependent on the number of products
        * If the amount of products doubles, enthalpy changes
  • Heat Changes and Physical Changes:
      * Enthalpy of vaporization, ∆Hvap: the enthalpy change for the phase change from liquid to gas
      * Enthalpy of condensation, ∆Hcond: the enthalpy change for the phase change of a substance from gas to liquid
      * Enthalpy of melting, ∆Hmelt: the enthalpy change for the phase change of a substance from solid to liquid
      * Enthalpy of freezing, ∆Hfre: the enthalpy change for the phase change of a substance from liquid to solid
      * ∆Hvap = −∆Hcond
      * ∆Hmelt = −∆Hfre
      * Enthalpy of a solution: the enthalpy change when a solute dissolves in a solvent
  • Energy and Nuclear Reactions:
      * In nuclear reactions, a significant amount of the mass of the reactants is actually converted into energy
        * C2 = 9.0 × 1016 m2/s2 and E = mc2E is energy in kg • m2/s2 (J)is the mass in kgc2 is the square of the speed of light
      * Mass defect: difference in mass between a nucleus and its nucleons
      * Nuclear binding energy: energy associated with the strong force that holds a nucleus together
        * Using the E = mc2 can be used to find this
        * Higher binding energy means more stable nucleus, most stable is at mass number 60
      * Nuclear fission: A heavy nucleus undergoing split into lighter nuclei which releases energy
      * Nuclear fusion: two smaller nuclei fusing to form a larger nucleus

Chapter 5.2:  Determining Enthalpy of Reaction by Experiment

  • Specific Heat Capacity (C): amount of energy needed to raise temperature of one gram of substance 1 celsius or 1 kelvin
      * In units of J/g •˚C
  • Heat capacity (C): heat of sample, object, or system to its change in temperature
      * In units of kJ/˚C
  • Q = m • c • ∆T
      * Q = heat (J)
      * m = mass (g)
      * c = specific heat capacity (J/g •˚C)
      * ∆T = Tf (final temperature) − Ti (initial temperature)(˚C or K)
  • Calorimeter: measure enthalpy changes for chemical and physical reactions
  • Qreaction = − Qinsulated system
  • Enthalpy changes represent the heat change between products and reactants at a constant temperatureShould be open to atmosphere
  • Coffee-cup calorimeter: calorimeter is composed of two nested polystyrene cups
      * Placed in 250 mL for stability
      * Constant-pressure calorimeter: open to atmosphere

Chapter 5.3: Hess’s Law of Heat Summation

  • Hess’s law of heat summation: states that the enthalpy change of a physical or chemical process depends only on the beginning conditions (reactants) and the end conditions (products).
      * Enthalpy change is independent of the pathway of the process and the number of intermediate steps in the process
      * Allows algebraically combining chemical reactions and be represented by a enthalpy diagram
      * To manipulate an equation, you can:
        * Reverse equation so products become reactants
        * Multiply coefficients by integer or fraction
  • Formation reaction: substance is formed from elements in their standard states
  • Standard molar enthalpy of formation, ∆H ̊ f : enthalpy change of a formation reaction in their standard states
      * standard molar enthalpy of formation is the amount of energy absorbed or released when one mole of a compound is formed directly from its elements in their standard states
  • The enthalpy of formation of an element in its standard state is zero
  • The reactants do not actually break down into their elements and then react to form products

Chapter 5.4: Energy sources

  • Energy efficiency: ratio of useful energy produced to energy used in its production, expressed as a percent
      * [Useful energy produced] / [ Energy used] x 100 %
        * Useful energy: work done
        * Energy used: ideal energy output
          * Specify how fuel is used up
            * Ex. natural gas is around 37% efficiency
  • Environmental focus on:
      * Non-renewable energy: coal, oil, or natural gas can never be reused

Renewable: solar energy can give a constant source of energy