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- Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:39 pm
- Forum: *Electrophiles
- Topic: what is going to be on the final? [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2646
what is going to be on the final? [ENDORSED]
Because these topics were gone over after the midterm, will electrochem and kinetics make up a bigger part of the final?
- Thu Mar 15, 2018 8:37 pm
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using First Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: Midterm #5
- Replies: 1
- Views: 278
Re: Midterm #5
Because the system returns to its original internal energy, the overall deltaU of the reaction is 0. That means whatever deltaU we calculated in the first step we have to do the reverse of in the second step in order for them to cancel out and go back to 0.
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 9:22 pm
- Forum: *Enzyme Kinetics
- Topic: Temperature and rate constants
- Replies: 2
- Views: 519
Temperature and rate constants
Can someone explain to me how raising the temperature will affect the rate constant?
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 8:57 pm
- Forum: *Enzyme Kinetics
- Topic: Catalysis 15.69
- Replies: 3
- Views: 596
Catalysis 15.69
Help! I'm really confused with this problem. I feel like i need to solve for k of the first reaction and then use that to solve for the activation energy of the second but I don't even know if that's right. Also, when they say that all other factors are equal, do they mean to each or to their values...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:07 am
- Forum: Reaction Mechanisms, Reaction Profiles
- Topic: Multiplying Equilibrium Constants
- Replies: 1
- Views: 266
Re: Multiplying Equilibrium Constants
Because we are combining two equations, we now have 2 equilibrium constants, each with a different set of products over a different set of reactants. It would be impossible to add the two equilibrium constants together without altering the reaction (simple math; you'd have to bring it to a common de...
- Mon Mar 12, 2018 12:00 am
- Forum: Reaction Mechanisms, Reaction Profiles
- Topic: Collision Cross Section
- Replies: 2
- Views: 512
Re: Collision Cross Section
if a molecule is not at the proper orientation when a collision happens, then the reaction will not occur
- Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:58 pm
- Forum: General Rate Laws
- Topic: Rate law constant
- Replies: 4
- Views: 522
Re: Rate law constant
i don't think the number itself can be a negative number, but k will be negative when it is the slope of a zero order or first order reaction.
- Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:57 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Chapters in Final Exam
- Replies: 3
- Views: 727
Re: Chapters in Final Exam
nope, just the ones on the syllabus!
- Sun Mar 11, 2018 11:56 pm
- Forum: Zero Order Reactions
- Topic: Half life
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1224
Re: Half life
yes
- Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:31 pm
- Forum: Balancing Redox Reactions
- Topic: Test 2 Q8
- Replies: 2
- Views: 411
Re: Test 2 Q8
When the two reactions are combined, Cl- is a product and I- is a reactant. Because we do not include solids or liquids when calculating the equilibrium quotient, Q= [Cl-]/[I-]
- Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:26 pm
- Forum: Reaction Mechanisms, Reaction Profiles
- Topic: Molecularity
- Replies: 3
- Views: 379
Re: Molecularity
Molecularity is only used to describe elementary reactions
- Mon Mar 05, 2018 4:25 pm
- Forum: Reaction Mechanisms, Reaction Profiles
- Topic: Elementary Reactions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 295
Re: Elementary Reactions
It depends. I think sometimes we will need to figure out the components on our own.
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:48 pm
- Forum: Appications of the Nernst Equation (e.g., Concentration Cells, Non-Standard Cell Potentials, Calculating Equilibrium Constants and pH)
- Topic: Standard Potential
- Replies: 4
- Views: 616
Re: Standard Potential
standard potentials occur at 1 bar and when the substances in question are at their most stable states
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:46 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: 14.25
- Replies: 1
- Views: 260
Re: 14.25
When it comes to voltaic cells, an input of energy/electric current is necessary in order for the reaction to occur. Because of this, a large negative cell potential would require a large input of energy.
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:43 pm
- Forum: Arrhenius Equation, Activation Energies, Catalysts
- Topic: Activation Energy and Temperature Dependence of Rates
- Replies: 2
- Views: 358
Re: Activation Energy and Temperature Dependence of Rates
Because they have low activation energies, these reactions only require a small energy input in order to occur, therefore increasing the temperature would not make that big of a difference. This is because the reaction is already close to happening and therefore does not need a huge input so there w...
- Mon Feb 26, 2018 4:39 pm
- Forum: Kinetics vs. Thermodynamics Controlling a Reaction
- Topic: Slowest Elementary Step
- Replies: 4
- Views: 801
Re: Slowest Elementary Step
Have you ever heard of the saying that a team is only as strong as its weakest link? Well basically its the same type of situation. Even if there are faster steps in the reaction, the slowest step is the one that governs the reaction because the rate of the reaction must accommodate for that step as...
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:17 am
- Forum: Thermodynamic Definitions (isochoric/isometric, isothermal, isobaric)
- Topic: Work
- Replies: 5
- Views: 770
Re: Work
Yes you are correct. There s no work being done as a gas expands in a volume because there is no opposing force.
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:15 am
- Forum: Thermodynamic Systems (Open, Closed, Isolated)
- Topic: State Properties
- Replies: 5
- Views: 768
Re: State Properties
Specific heat capacity is the amount of energy it requires to raise 1 g of a substance by 1 degree of temperature while heat capacity is the amount of energy it requires to raise the given amount 1 degree of temperature. Specific heat is an intensive property, meaning that regardless of the amount p...
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:10 am
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: Why are standard free energies of formation zero for elements in their stablest form?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 410
Re: Why are standard free energies of formation zero for elements in their stablest form?
It is favorable for a substance to be at its most stable state, therefore when a substance reaches that, it is going to want to maintain that most stable state. This means that it wont spontaneously progress in either direction, it will just stay in its current form.
Hope that helps!
Hope that helps!
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:07 am
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: Gibb's Energy and Work
- Replies: 4
- Views: 797
Re: Gibb's Energy and Work
w=-PdeltaV applies to the work done in a irreversible expansion and yes both irreversible and reversible processes do expansion work, there are just two different equations used to solve for w.
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 10:01 am
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using First Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: heat vs thermal energy [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 418
Re: heat vs thermal energy [ENDORSED]
Thermal energy is q while the heat required to raise a substance to a certain temperature is the specific heat capacity. Based off of this, the first is asking for q in q=mCdeltaT and the second is asking for the C.
- Wed Feb 14, 2018 9:58 am
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: delta S total and delta G
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1190
Re: delta S total and delta G
delta S total is the total entropy change that occurs during a reaction, while delta G is the total change in gibbs free energy that dictates if the reaction is spontaneous or not. In order to solve for delta G, we can often use delta S in the equation, delta G= deltaH -Tdelta S
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:24 pm
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: thermodynamically favored
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1332
thermodynamically favored
When it says a reaction is thermodynamically favored, it is referring to just the enthalpy or the free energy?
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:12 pm
- Forum: Gibbs Free Energy Concepts and Calculations
- Topic: state functions
- Replies: 3
- Views: 388
state functions
Because all of the function in deltaG= deltaH -TdeltaS are state functions, does that mean that free energy is a state function as well?
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:08 pm
- Forum: Phase Changes & Related Calculations
- Topic: enthalpy and entropy when it comes to spontaneous reactions
- Replies: 6
- Views: 749
enthalpy and entropy when it comes to spontaneous reactions
What carries more weight when determining if a reaction is spontaneous, the enthaply of the reaction (if it is endothermic or exothermic) or the entropy of the reaction? Or do they carry the same weight?
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:06 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: combustion
- Replies: 4
- Views: 488
combustion
This question maybe really stupid but is it possible to just subtract the enthalpies of formation of the products from the enthapies of formation of the reactants when doing a combustion problem?
- Sun Feb 04, 2018 8:03 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: Bond enthalpies vs. enthalpy of formation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 326
Bond enthalpies vs. enthalpy of formation
Why do you subtract products minus reactants for enthalpies of formation but do reactants minus products for bond enthalpies?
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:09 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Homework question 8.41
- Replies: 4
- Views: 577
Homework question 8.41
Hi, I'm struggling with the set up for this question (8.41). I thought I knew how to do it, ( I set -q_ice=q_water) but my answer is off by a little bit. Can anyone help out please?
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:27 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Question regarding 8.39 homework question
- Replies: 5
- Views: 607
Question regarding 8.39 homework question
The question (8.39) is "how much heat is needed to convert 80.0 g of ice at 0.0C into liquid water at 20.0C?"
I understand how to do the problem but I don't understand why we need to employ the specific heat capacity of liquid water rather than ice. Can someone please explain that to me?
I understand how to do the problem but I don't understand why we need to employ the specific heat capacity of liquid water rather than ice. Can someone please explain that to me?
- Wed Jan 24, 2018 1:33 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Question about today's lecture 1/24/18
- Replies: 1
- Views: 220
Question about today's lecture 1/24/18
In today's lecture, Dr. Lavelle stated that in the isothermal reversible reaction, the gas expanding against the vacuum is exerting work. This confused me because I thought that with a vacuum, there is no opposing force, therefore work cannot be done because work= opposing force X distance. Can some...
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:18 am
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: Work in relation to pressure and volume
- Replies: 1
- Views: 254
Work in relation to pressure and volume
Why does a change in volume at constant pressure result in a negative work?
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:15 am
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Celsius vs Kelvin with heat capacities [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 697
Celsius vs Kelvin with heat capacities [ENDORSED]
In the book, it seems as though they sometimes use Celsius and kelvin interchangeably without applying a conversion when referring to heat capacities. Why is that?
- Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:08 am
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Specific Heat capacity
- Replies: 2
- Views: 274
Specific Heat capacity
When there are two substances present in a calorimeter or the calorimeter is made up of a certain material, how do we know which specific heat capacity to use?