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Thermochemistry
and Calorimetry
Question | Answer |
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What is energy? | The ability to do work/supply heat-->has no mass |
What is potential energy? | Energy that is stored |
What is kinetic energy? | Energy of motion |
Law of conservation of energy | Energy not created or destroyed but rather transferred--> first law of thermodynamics |
What is thermochemistry? | The study of heat energy-->associated with chemical reactions/physical changes |
What is calorimetry? | Measure of thermochemistry |
What is specific heat capacity? | The amount of heat put into a gram of a substance to raise it's temperature by 1 degree C |
What is chemical potential energy? | The energy stored within the bonds of a substance by virtue of the types of atoms and their arrangement |
What is the system? | A chemical reaction or a physical change such as dissolving or phase changes |
What are the surroundings? | Everything in the universe besides the system |
What is the universe? | The system + the surroundings |