9.1 Enthalpy Changes
9.1 Enthalpy Changes
1 Enthalpy changes
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What is Enthalapy ?
• Enthalpy H is a measure of the heat energy in a chemical system - refers to the atoms,
molecules and ions making up chemicals
• Enthalapy is sometimes thought of as energy stored within bonds - doesn’t have a
measurement but Enthalapy changes can be measured
• Change in H = H(products) - H(reactant)
• Can be pos or negative - depends if it’s exo or endothermic
• Energy transferred from the system -> energy transferred to the surroundings
• Change in H is negative
• Chemical system releases heat energy to the surroundings
• Temp of the surroundings increases as they gain energy
• Reactions with small activation energy take place rapidly and energy needed for bonds to break is
readily available from the surroundings
• Large activation energies such large energy may not be able to take place or might be very slow
e.g
If the equation is balanced with whole numbers the amounts are doubled and hence the enthalpy
change is also doubled
Both of the values of the standard enthalpy change of reaction but only for each quantity stated
Definition
• The enrgy change that accompanies the reaction an acfid by a base to form one mole of H2O
under standard conditions – with all reactants and products in their standard states
e.g.