CHM 1311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Process Function, Thermodynamics, Bond Energy
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The quantitative study of energy transfers transformations. Where the energy goes and how much of it goes there. Boundary: imaginary separation that allows matter and/or energy to move. Surroundings: everything else we don"t care to study. Law of conservation of energy: energy is neither created nor destroyed in any process, but can be transferred from one body to another or transformed for one form to another. Heat(q): the change of thermal energy with surroundings. When a reaction releases energy: released energy may ow from the chemical system to surroundings. When a reaction absorbs energy: energy is likely to be suppled by a heat ow from the surroundings. Factors that effect changes in temperature: change in temp. depends on q, the amount of heat transferred, change in temp. depends on the direction of heat ow: If a substance absorbs heat, change in temp is greater then 0.