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Module #2 Chemistry
Vocabulary for Module #2: Energy, Heat, and Temperature
Question | Answer |
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Energy | The ability to do work |
Work | The force applied to an object times the distance that the object travels parallel to that force |
Heat | Energy that is transferred as a consequence of temperature differences |
The first law of thermodynamics | Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can only change form. |
Potential energy | Energy that is stored |
Kinetic energy | Energy that is in motion |
Joule | The metric unit for energy |
C= 5/9(F-32) | Equation for converting fahrenheit to celsius |
F=9/5(C)+32 | Equation for converting celsius to fahrenheit |
K=C+273.15 | Equation for converting celsius to kelvin |
Calorie (cal) | The amount of heat necessary to warm one gram of water one degree Celsius |
1 calorie = _.___ Joules | 4.184 |
1 food calorie = ____ chemistry calories | 1,000 |
Specific heat | The amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of 1 gram of a substance by 1 degree Celsius |
1.000 cal/g.^0 C or 4.184 J/g.^0 C | The specific heat of water |
-q object = q water +q calorimeter | calorimetry equation |