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AP Chemistry Big Idea 5: Thermodynamics Flashcards

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2351533450temperaturea measure of the average kinetic energy of atoms and molecules.0
2351533987heat transfertransfer of kinetic energy from a warmer body to a cooler body1
2351535506First Law of ThermodynamicsEnergy is neither created nor destroyed, but only transformed from one form to another2
2351595250Second Law of ThermodynamicsEvery energy transformation increases the entropy of the universe3
2351535737work4
2351538685enthalpy change (ΔH)the amount of energy released (for negative values) or absorbed (for positive values) by a chemical reaction at constant pressure5
2351539914calorimetryan experimental technique that is used to determine the heat exchanged / transferred in a chemical system6
2351612060heating / cooling curve7
2351540673breaking bondsrequires energy8
2351540867making bondsreleases energy9
2351541457bond lengthThe distance between two bonded atoms at their minimum potential energy; the average distance between two bonded atoms.10
2351541938Hess's lawthe overall enthalpy change in a reaction is equal to the sum of enthalpy changes for the individual steps in the process11
2351544942Physical changeProcesses that involve only changes in weak intermolecular interactions, such as phase changes12
2351545165Chemical changeProcesses that involve the breaking and/or formation of chemical bonds13
2351545757Entropyrandomness or disorder; increases when 1. solid to liquid, or liquid to gas 2. number of particles increases 3. increase in volume14
2351549740Gibbs free energy15
2351552614thermodynamically favoredΔG is negative if both ΔH is negative and ΔS is positive16
2351553975not thermodynamically favoredΔG is positive if both ΔH is positive and ΔS is negative17
2351555942kinetic controlProcesses that are thermodynamically favored, but do not proceed at a measurable rate18

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