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Notebook Coversheet / Unit 2
Thermodynamics – Part I: Heat Energy and its Measurement
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Periodic Table
Valence Table
Solubility Rules
Solution Chemistry Flow Chart
Units of Study
Lab Safety Rules
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what is energy?
types/forms of energy
conversions between types and forms of energy
thermometers and temperature
units of heat energy (J and cal)
the ability of a substance to absorb, retain, and lose heat energy: specific heat capacity, heat capacity,
molar heat capacity
calorimetry: using water to find specific heats, energy contents, and energy changes of other
substances and reactions
bomb calorimeter and coffee cup calorimeter
using enthalpies of reactions and thermochemical equations to predict heat changes for chemical
reactions
the First Law of Thermodynamics
the difference between changes in internal energy (E) and changes in enthalpy (H)
the meaning of a state function
determining enthalpies of reaction by creating reaction pathways through manipulation of subsidiary
reactions
heats of formation
using heats of formation and Hess’ Law to determine an enthalpy of reaction
using bond energies to determine an enthalpy of reaction
Cary Academy
Chemistry II
W.G. Rushin
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