the study of the transfers of energy as heat that accompany
chemical reactions and physical changes
Temperature and heat are related but not idential
Calorimeter
The energy absorbed or released as heat in a chemical
or physical change is measured in a calorimeter
Therefore, the energy given off (or absorbed) during the reaction
is equal to the energy absorbed (or given off) by the known
quantity of water.
The amount of energy is determined from the temperature
change of the known mass of surrounding water.
The data collected from calorimetry experiments are temperature changes because
energy cannot be measured directly; but temperature, which is affected by the
transfer of energy as heat, is directly measurable.
For calculations in thermochemistry, we use the Celsius and
Kelvin scales. Celsius and Kelvin temperatures are related by
the following equation.
K = 273.15 + °C
For most calculations in this book, 273.15 is
rounded to 273.
Heat
energy transferred between samples of matter because of
a difference in their temperatures.
Energy transferred as heat always moves spontaneously from matter
at a higher temperature to matter at a lower temperature.
Temperature
a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles
in a sample of matter
The greater the kinetic energy of the particles in a sample, the
higher the temperature is and the hotter it feels
Joule
the SI unit of heat as well as all other forms of energy.
The joule, abbreviated J, is derived from the
units for force and length.
N x m = kg x m^2 / s^2
Specific heat
amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of a substance by
one Celsius degree (1°C) or one kelvin (1 K) (because the sizes of the degree divisions
on both scales are equal).
enthalpy change
the amount of energy absorbed by a system as heat during a process at
constant pressure.
The enthalpy of reaction
the quantity of energy transferred as heat during a
chemical reaction.
thermochemical equation
an equation that includes the quantity of energy released or absorbed
as heat during the reaction as written.
In any thermochemical equation, we must always interpret the
coefficients as numbers of moles and never as numbers of
molecules.
in an endothermic reaction—products have a larger enthalpy
than reactants.
Thermochemical equations are usually written by designating the value of ∆H,
rather than by writing the energy as a reactant or product. For an exothermic
reaction, ∆H is always negative because the system loses energy