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Chapter 11 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Thermochemistry | Study of heat |
| Energy | Strength or vitality required for physical or mental activity |
| Endothermic | Energy is being absorbed |
| Exothermic | Energy is being released |
| Specific heat capacity | Heat required to raise the temprature of the unit mass of a given substance |
| Calorimetry | Science of measuring the amount of heat |
| Enthalpy = Heat of reaction | Change in enthalpy of a chemical reaction that occurs at a constant pressure |
| Heat of fusion | Energy for the phase change between liquid and solid without temprature change |
| Heat of formation | Amount of heat absorbed or evovled at 25C and at one atm when one mole of a compound is formed |