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Detailed revision notes for AQA A Level Chemistry - 3.1.4. energetics. includes: - hess‘s law cycle - mean bond enthalpy - standard enthalpy of formation - all formulae needed These study notes allowed me to get an A* at end of year 12 exams.

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3.1.41 .
ENTHALPY CHANGE
exothermic reaction surroundings include : -

solvent ; air around the test tube ; test tube ,
I heat to the
anything dripping
↳ releases
energy surroundings into the test tube
energy R -


has negative enthalpy changy example : combustion of fuels

f.
µ,


P
oxidation of
carbohydrates in bodies of plants animals
reaction of H2O and calcium oxide ( quicklime)
rxn




endothermic

absorbs heat from the surroundings examples decomposition of limestone by heating:




energy has positive enthalpy change photosynthesis ( energy supplied by sunlight)
a P -




AH
dissolving certain salts water
+
ammonium in
R



rxn




definitions :




the heat required to temperature of
Ig of substance
specific heat
capacity increase
by 1°C
:




of
enthalpy :
measure of the total
energy a
system
heat
energy
: the portion of the potential & kinetic
energy
of a substance that's responsible for the temperature of substance
first law of thermodynamics :

during Chem reaction
energy
cannot be created nor destroyed can be converted
-



.

,


chemical made up of components kinetic of the motion of particles in substance
energy is a
:
energy measure
:
-




potential energy measure -
of how
strongly these particles interact with 1 another

enthalpy change CAH) :
the heat
energy change
under conditionsof constant pressure
standard measured under standard conditions 100hPa & stated temperature 129814
enthalpy change the heat
change
: :




enthalpy of combustion ISHII the enthalpy change
:
when I mole of substance is burned completely in oxygen
under standard conditions ,
with
everything in standard state

enthalpy of formation IsHitt the :


enthalpy change when I mole of substance is formed from its elements

under standard conditions , with
everything in standard state
Hess 's law change of of
:
the enthalpy cheatI a reaction is independent the reaction route taken

Mean bond enthalpy : the
enthalpy change when I mole of gaseous) covalent bonds
( are broken

averaged range of compounds
>
over a

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