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EXAM 3 CHEM 162 QUESTIONS AND
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First Law of Thermodynamics: Energy cannot be _________ or __________. - Correct
Answers -Created; Destroyed

For an exothermic reaction, "lost" heat from the _________ goes into the
_____________. - Correct Answers -system; surroundings

two ways energy "lost" from a system,
converted to _____,___
used to do _______,___ - Correct Answers -heat, q; work, w

Energy conservation requires that the energy change in the system equal the heat
released + work done
ΔE = ________
ΔE = ________
ΔE is a _______ ________ - Correct Answers -q + w; ΔH + PΔV; state function

to recharge a battery with _____ kJ of useful energy will require more than ____ kJ -
Correct Answers -100; 100

every energy transition results in a _____ of energy - Correct Answers -loss

fewer steps generally results in a lower _______ ____ ____ - Correct Answers -total
heat tax

_______________ predicts whether a process will proceed under the given conditions,
__________ _________ - Correct Answers -thermodynamics; spontaneouss process

_____________ is determined by comparing the free energy of the system before the
reaction with the ____ _______ of the system after reaction. - Correct Answers -
spontaneity; free energy

if the system after reaction has less free energy than before the reaction, the reaction is
thermodynamically ___________. - Correct Answers -favorable

spontaneity ≠ _____ or ____ - Correct Answers -fast or slow

, The direction of spontaneity can be determined by comparing the _________
_________________ of the system at the start and the end. - Correct Answers -
potential energy

any spontaneous process is ____________ and proceeds in ___ direction - Correct
Answers -irreversible; one

if a process is _____________ in one direction, it must be _____________ in the
opposite direction - Correct Answers -spontaneous; nonspontaneous

Graphite is more stable than diamond, so the conversion of diamond into graphite is
____________. - Correct Answers -spontaneous

The two factors that determine the thermodynamic favorability are the ___________
and the _________. - Correct Answers -enthalpy; entropy

The ___________ is a comparison of the bond energy of the reactants to the products. -
Correct Answers -enthalpy

bond energy = amount needed to ________ a bond.
ΔH - Correct Answers -break

The __________ factors relates to the randomness/orderliness of a system
ΔS - Correct Answers -entropy

The __________ factor is generally more important than the _________ factor. -
Correct Answers -enthalpy; entropy

if products more stable than reactants, energy released its _________ - Correct
Answers -exothermic

if reactants more stable than products, energy absorbed its __________ - Correct
Answers -endothermic

_____________ is a thermodynamic function that increases as the number of
energetically equivalent ways of arranging the components increases, S - Correct
Answers -entropy

Therefore State __ has higher entropy than either State __ or State __ - Correct
Answers -C; A; B

The macrostate with the highest _______ also has the greatest dispersal of energy. -
Correct Answers -entropy

entropy change is favorable when the result is a more __________ system. - Correct
Answers -random

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