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Bold words pg. 77-80
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Energy | The ability to do work. |
| Law of conservation of energy | Energy can not be created or destroyed. |
| Kinetic Energy | The energy associated with motion. |
| Potential Energy | The energy associated with the position of an object relative to a force upon it. |
| System | The portion of the universe or the sample of matter being studied. |
| Surroundings | The remainder of the universe (things not being studied). |
| Internal Energy | The sum of all the possible forms of energy of all ions, atoms, and molecules in a system. |
| State function | The value is only determined by the state of the system. |
| Chemical Thermodynamics | The area of chemistry that deals with applying thermodynamics principles to energy changes in chemical reactions. |
| Joule | The SI unit of energy and energy transfer. |
| First law of thermodynamics | Is a practical application of the law of conservation of energy. |
| Enthalpy | The internal energy plus the product of the pressure and volume. |
| Endothermic reaction | "within+ |