CHEM 103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Heat Capacity, Molar Mass, Enthalpy

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Textbook notes, chapter 4, sections 3, 4 & 5b. Define the system (a region of primary concern) to keep track in which direction the energy is flowing (positive / negative, or in/out) Surroundings = everything that can exchange energy with the system. For a chemical reaction, the system is usually defined to be all of the atoms that make up the reactants. The internal energy of a system is the sum of the individual energies (kinetic and potential) of all nanoscale particles (atoms, molecules, or ions) in that system. Internal energy depends on the temperature and the size of the sample (amount) The change in internal energy is calculated as /\e= e(final) - e (initial) Whenever a change is indicated by /\, a positive value indicates an increase and a negative value indicates a decrease. Direction of a change: negative when e is transferred out of the system, and positive when e is transferred into the system.

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