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Chemistry chapter 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| enthalpy | thermodynamic state function equal to internal energy plus the product of pressure and volume |
| spontaneous | describes a process that is able to occur without continuing outside help |
| chemical thermodynamics | the area of chemistry that deals with applying thermodynamics principles to energy changes in chemical reactions |
| energy | ability to do work and change matter |
| kinetic energy | energy associated with motion |
| potential energy | energy associated with the position of an object and the forces acting upon it |
| internal energy | the sum of all the possible forms of energy of all the ions, atoms, and molecules in a system |
| endothermic | describes a process in which energy is absorbed and enthalpy increases |
| exothermic | describes a process in which energy is released and enthalpy decreases |
| thermochemical equation | chemical equation that includes enthalpy of reaction |
| standard state | a substance's normal physical state at a pressure of 100 kPa and a specified temperature |
| specific heat | heat required to cause a unit rise in the temperature of a unit mass of a substance |
| phase diagram | graph that shows the phase, or state, of a substance at different pressures and temperatures |
| triple point | combination of pressure and temperature at which all three phases of a substance are in equilibrium |
| critical point | combination of pressure and temperature above which the distinction between a substance's liquid and gas phases disappears and the substance forms a supercritical fluid |
| Gibbs free energy | thermodynamics state function equal to the difference between enthalpy and the product of temperature and entropy |
| entropy | A measure of disorder or randomness. |
| heat | transfer of energy as a result of a temperature difference |
| work | transfer of energy through a force applied across a distance |