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Ch 17 Vocabulary

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Definition
Thermochemistry   The study of changes in heat energy that accompany chemical rxns and physical changes  
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Calorimeter   The heat absorbed or released in a chemical or physical change is measured with this  
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Temperature   A measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles  
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Joule   the SI unit of heat energy as well as all other forms of energy  
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Heat/Heat energy   Can be thought of as the sum total of the kinetic energies of the particles in a sample of matter  
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Specific Heat   The amount of heat nrg required to raise the temp of one gram of substance by 1C or 1K  
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Heat of Reaction   The quantity of heat released or absorbed during a chemical reaction  
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Thermochemical Equation   An equation that includes the quantity of heat released or absorbed during the rxn as written  
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Enthalpy   The heat content of a system at constant pressure (Delta H)  
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Enthalpy Change   The amount of heat absorbed or lost by a system during a process at constant pressure  
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Molar Heat of Formation   The heat released or absorbed when 1 mole of a compound is formed by combination of elements  
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Heat of Combustion   One mole of reactant, whereas the heat of formation is defined in terms of 1 mole of product  
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Hess's Law   The overall enthalpy change in a rxn is equal to the sum of enthalpy changes for the individual steps in the process  
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Entropy   A measure of the degree of randomness of the particles, such as molecules, in a system (Delta S)  
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Free Energy   The combined enthalpy-entropy function (G)  
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Free-energy Change   The difference between the change in enthalpy and the product of the K temp and entropy change  
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Reaction Mechanism   The step-by-step sequence of reactions by which the overall chemical change occurs  
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Intermediates   Species that appear in some steps but not in the net equation  
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Homogeneous Reactions   A reaction whose reactants and products exist is a single phase  
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Collision Theory   The set of assumptions regarding collisions and reactions  
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Activation Energy   The minimum energy required to transform the reactants into an activated complex  
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Activated Complex   A transitional structure that results from an effective collision and that persists while bonds are breaking and new bonds are forming  
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Reaction Rate   The change in concentration of reactants per unit time as a reaction proceeds  
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Chemical Kinetics   The area of chemistry that is concerned with reaction rates and reaction mechanisms  
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Heterogeneous Reactions   Involve reactants in two different phases  
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Catalyst   A substance that changes the rate of a chemical rxn without itself being permanently consumed  
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Catalysis   The action of a catalyst  
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Homogenous Catalyst   A catalyst that is in the same phase as all the reactants and products in a rxn  
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Heterogeneous Catalyst   When the phase is different from that of the reactants  
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Rate Law   An equation that relates reaction rate and concentrations of reactions  
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Rate-determining Step   The slowest rate step  
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