Thermochemistry

Definitions Energy – capacity for doing work or supplying heat. Thermochemistry – study of energy changes that occur during phase changes and chem. rxns. Chem. Potential Energy – energy stored in chemical bonds.

Example Lots of energy stored in bonds! Energy difference. 5473 kJ/mol Little energy stored in bonds.

Heat Represented by q. Energy that transfers from one object to another because of a Temp. difference between them. Heat flows from warm  cool until the two objects are at the same Temp.

Exothermic vs. Endothermic In exothermic processes, the system loses heat as its surroundings warm up. q has a negative value b/c the system is losing heat. In endothermic processes, the system gains heat as its surroundings cool down. q has a positive value b/c the system is gaining heat.

Potential Energy Diagram of Ice Melting at 0ºC. Time  Potential Energy  Ice Water Is the melting of ice an endothermic or an exothermic process? How can you tell?

Measuring Heat Flow SI Unit of heat flow: Joule (J) Common unit used in chemistry: calorie (cal) Amt. of heat needed to raise 1 gram of water by 1ºC. 1 cal = 4.184 J Food Calorie (capital “C”) = 1000 cal, or 1 kilocalorie = 4184 J

Heat Capacity Amount of heat needed to raise an object’s temperature by 1°C. Depends on the chemical composition and the mass of the object. EXAMPLE: 1 gram of water requires 1 cal to raise its temperature by 1°C. 100. g of water require 100. cal to raise the temp. by 1°C.

Same temperature change Heat Capacity 1 g H2O 10 g H2O Same temperature change

Specific Heat (c) Amt. of heat needed to raise 1 gram of a substance’s temperature by 1ºC. Expressed in J/g ºC, or cal/g ºC The higher a substance’s specific heat, the more energy it takes to heat it. Substance’s with low specific heats heat up and cool down quickly (most metals, e.g.)

Some Specific Heats Substance Specific Heat J/gºC cal/g ºC 4.18 1.00 Water 4.18 1.00 Grain alcohol 2.4 0.58 Ice 2.1 0.50 Steam 1.7 0.40 Chloroform 0.96 0.23 Aluminum 0.90 0.21 Iron 0.46 0.11 Silver 0.24 0.057 Mercury 0.14 0.033

Specific Heat (c) c = heat / (mass x change in Temp.) c = q / (m x ΔT) q = m x c x ΔT

Example Problem The temperature of a 95.4-g piece of Cu increases from 25.0ºC to 48.0ºC when the Cu absorbs 849 J of heat. What is the specific heat of Cu? SOLUTION: q = m x c x ΔT 849 J = (95.4 g) c (48.0ºC – 25.0ºC) 849 J = (95.4 g) c (23.0ºC) 849 J = (2190 gºC) c c = 0.388 J/gºC Based on what you know about metals, does this answer make sense?

Example Problem When 435 J of heat is added to 3.4 g of olive oil at 21ºC, the temperature increases to 85ºC. What is the specific heat of olive oil? SOLUTION: q = m x c x ΔT 435 J = (3.4 g) c (85ºC – 21ºC) 435 J = (3.4 g) c (64ºC) 435 J = (220 gºC) c c = 2.0 J/gºC

Example Problem How much heat is required to raise the temperature of 250.0 g of mercury by 52ºC? The specific heat of mercury is 0.14 J/gºC. SOLUTION: q = m x c x ΔT q = (250.0 g)(0.14 J/gºC)(52ºC) q = 1800 J = 1.8 kJ

Enthalpy Changes Enthalpy (H) – the heat content of a system at constant pressure. Enthalpy change (ΔH) – the heat that enters or leaves a system at constant pressure. q = ΔH Neg. ΔH = exothermic process Pos. ΔH = endothermic process

Thermochemical Equations Enthalpy change can be written as a reactant or a product. Reactant  endothermic Product  exothermic Example: The reaction of calcium oxide with water is exothermic. It produces 65.2 kJ of heat per mole of CaO reacted. CaO(s) + H2O(l)  Ca(OH)2(s) + 62.5 kJ