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- Sun Mar 19, 2017 12:25 pm
- Forum: *Alkanes and Substituted Alkanes (Staggered, Eclipsed, Gauche, Anti, Newman Projections)
- Topic: Z/E
- Replies: 1
- Views: 662
Re: Z/E
You would keep going down the chain until one of them has a bigger atomic number. For CH2CH3 and CH3, CH2CH3 would have the higher priority since C is bigger than H.
- Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:30 am
- Forum: *Alkanes
- Topic: Priority in Numbering Methyl and Ethyl
- Replies: 1
- Views: 766
Re: Priority in Numbering Methyl and Ethyl
For priority it's usually: 1. Functional groups 2. Alkenes/alkynes 3. Halides and Alkyl substituents If there are two substituents that have the same "priority" like for example, "bromo" and "chloro", you want to name it to whatever will give you the lowest number. If t...
- Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:56 pm
- Forum: *Ketones
- Topic: Ketone Naming
- Replies: 1
- Views: 608
Ketone Naming
Why is it for ketones only you don't have to start numbering until there are five or more carbons? How would we differentiate a "butane" which has the ketone on the second carbon compared to the first carbon?
- Mon Mar 13, 2017 2:55 pm
- Forum: *Identifying Primary, Secondary, Tertiary, Quaternary Carbons, Hydrogens, Nitrogens
- Topic: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Naming
- Replies: 1
- Views: 694
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary Naming
For some functional groups like for example amines, in what scenario would we have to specify the functional group attached as a primary, secondary, tertiary etc functional group? Is it only when we're asked to identify what kind of functional group is attached?
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:31 am
- Forum: *Alkanes
- Topic: Naming with iso- and neo-
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1301
Re: Naming with iso- and neo-
This is something Dr. Lavelle posted on another thread. Thought it was pretty helpful:
http://web.chem.ucla.edu/~harding/IGOC/ ... _name.html
http://web.chem.ucla.edu/~harding/IGOC/ ... _name.html
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 8:24 am
- Forum: *Alkanes
- Topic: Alkanes naming question [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 350
Re: Alkanes naming question [ENDORSED]
For every substituent, treat it like it's the chain alone first, and then at the end remove the ending and add -yl. To put this in perspective, if you were to have a substituent that had a 2 carbon chain (ethane) and a methyl group attatched to its end, you'd have "1-methyl-ethane", right?...
- Wed Mar 08, 2017 2:12 am
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Quiz 3 Winter 2017
- Replies: 183
- Views: 20602
Re: Quiz 3 Winter 2017
for #1, why do we need "iso" in front of propyl? wouldn't the 4- signify the branching? 4 signifies that there's a substituent on the 4th carbon of the chain and the reason you put isopropyl instead of propyl is because it's not a straight alkyl substituent CH2CH2CH3, but rather CH(CH3)2....
- Tue Mar 07, 2017 9:03 am
- Forum: *Alkanes
- Topic: Naming with iso- and neo-
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1301
Re: Naming with iso- and neo-
Oyindamola, yes, iso is specifcally for (CH3)2CH-- while neo is specifically for (CH3)3C--.
Christian, you have to consider them into alphabetizing. For all other prefixes (like number prefixes) you don't take them into account. That's why for 1.16 isopropyl comes before dimethyl.
Christian, you have to consider them into alphabetizing. For all other prefixes (like number prefixes) you don't take them into account. That's why for 1.16 isopropyl comes before dimethyl.
- Mon Mar 06, 2017 4:12 am
- Forum: *Complex Reaction Coordinate Diagrams
- Topic: Electrophilic Addition Reactions exothermic?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 655
Electrophilic Addition Reactions exothermic?
This is something I thought about while doing 4.29, but I'm just wondering, are electrophilic addition reactions and SN2 reactions usually exothermic/exergonic? If they weren't, when would be a time where they would be endothermic/endergonic?
- Sun Mar 05, 2017 7:03 am
- Forum: Arrhenius Equation, Activation Energies, Catalysts
- Topic: Effect of catalyst on fast versus slow step [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 1
- Views: 502
Re: Effect of catalyst on fast versus slow step [ENDORSED]
I would assume that since the slowest step determines the overall rate of the reaction it would speed up the overall rate compared to if the catalyst were to act on the fastest step. If the catalyst were to act on the fastest step, the activation energy barrier for that step would be lower but the o...
- Thu Feb 23, 2017 4:13 pm
- Forum: Second Order Reactions
- Topic: Problem 15.27 vs. 15.35
- Replies: 1
- Views: 324
Re: Problem 15.27 vs. 15.35
For the half life of a first order, the formula is t_{1/2}=\frac{.693}{k} . However for the half life of second order, the formula is t_{1/2}=\frac{1}{k[R]_{o}} . Notice that for first order reactions, the half time is constant while for second order reactions the time it takes for the substance to ...
- Thu Feb 16, 2017 11:31 pm
- Forum: Method of Initial Rates (To Determine n and k)
- Topic: Homework Problems 17 and 19
- Replies: 1
- Views: 414
Re: Homework Problems 17 and 19
You generally want to compare the experiments where the concentration of only one reactant is changing at a time. In 15.17, you'll find that the order of [C] will be zero, which makes things much easier when you're trying to find the order of [A] and [B]. Like he mentioned in class, if you're having...
- Thu Feb 16, 2017 10:51 pm
- Forum: General Rate Laws
- Topic: Reaction Rate Constant Units
- Replies: 2
- Views: 545
Reaction Rate Constant Units
Just to clarify, depending on the order, like zero, first, second, etc. order, the reaction rate constant units would differ right? For example, for a third order reaction, would the units for the reaction rate constant would be
? Thanks!
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 10:02 pm
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: Midterm 2016 Q2
- Replies: 4
- Views: 540
Re: Midterm 2016 Q2
Yes. The question doesn't give you any information about when dry ice sublimates so you'd assume it wouldn't change states during the process.
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:35 pm
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: Midterm 2016 Q2
- Replies: 4
- Views: 540
Re: Midterm 2016 Q2
If you look closely at the question... it says "acetonitrile BEFORE the acetonitrile begins to freeze", so you wouldn't need to include the heat required to change the acetonitrile from liquid to solid. Hope I helped!
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 9:31 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: When do you use Cv vs Cp if the question does not explicitly say which conditions it is under?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 567
Re: When do you use Cv vs Cp if the question does not explicitly say which conditions it is under?
Mizuno, you wouldn't use Cp because you have to keep volume constant. When you're changing two variables at a time like volume and temperature, you have to keep two of the three variables constant in order to calculate for entropy or else it'd be too complicated. In the Harry Potter question, step 1...
- Tue Feb 14, 2017 7:04 pm
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: quiz #1 concept for midterm
- Replies: 1
- Views: 346
Re: quiz #1 concept for midterm
You're right; the third law of thermodynamics states that the entropy of a perfect crystal at absolute zero is exactly equal to zero. However, a "perfect crystal" is achieved when there is only one microstate possible. If that's the case, W = 1, and then the entropy would be zero. The thir...
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 5:37 pm
- Forum: Balancing Redox Reactions
- Topic: 2014 Midterm #8 [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 3
- Views: 571
Re: 2014 Midterm #8 [ENDORSED]
For this question, because we're trying to find out the value for Ka (K constant for acidic reactions), by definition, Ka is \frac{[H+][F-]}{HF} . The K value is always products/ reactants, so ideally this Ka value would represent a reaction that looks like this: HF HF\rightleftharpoons H^+(aq...
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:25 am
- Forum: Work, Gibbs Free Energy, Cell (Redox) Potentials
- Topic: Is E a path function or state function?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 728
Re: Is E a path function or state function?
E cell isn't a state function. This can be explained by the solution of 14.27 in the homework. When you try to add the half reactions, you can't simply add the E cell, but you can find out the total E cell by adding their Gibbs free energies because the change in Gibbs free energy is a state functio...
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:21 am
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Positive or negative Ecell
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9093
Re: Positive or negative Ecell
For galvanic cells, which have to be spontaneous in order for it to run, E cell has to be positive. You can use the relationship deltaG = -nFEcell to explain this phenomenon. In order for delta G to be negative, which indicates that the reaction is a spontaneous one, E cell must be positive. For ele...
- Fri Feb 10, 2017 12:16 am
- Forum: Balancing Redox Reactions
- Topic: 14-13
- Replies: 1
- Views: 312
Re: 14-13
If you use the half reactions given in the Appendix instead of trying to balance it out on your own you'll find that those are the only two half reactions regarding Au. Also the second half reaction is flipped to become the anode so you can maximize the total standard reduction potential of the cell.
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 12:20 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: When to add Pt to a cell diagram
- Replies: 1
- Views: 316
Re: When to add Pt to a cell diagram
You would need to add on an electrode if there isn't any solid or if there isn't any solid that is a conducting, solid metal.
- Thu Feb 09, 2017 12:14 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: 14.17 (HW problem)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 317
14.17 (HW problem)
How do we know which Fe2+ half reaction to use from the list of half reactions?
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 10:07 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Question 14.15b
- Replies: 1
- Views: 347
Question 14.15b
For 14.15 b, could I have done it by using the half reactions: 2H+ + 2e- -> H2 and 2H2O + 2e- -> H2+2OH- ? I got the same E cell potential but my cell diagram doesn't include O2 (g) like it would have if I had used: O2 + 4H+ +4e- -> 2H2O O2 + 2H2O + 4e- -> 4OH- Can anyone explain if it makes any dif...
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 9:52 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Excercise 14.13 question d
- Replies: 1
- Views: 813
Re: Excercise 14.13 question d
Hi! My understanding is that you derive your half-reactions that are listed in the Appendix. The Appendix lists Au+ +1e- ---> Au and Au^3+ + 3e- -----> Au. Naturally you'd want to set up the balanced redox half reactions giving you Au+ -> Au3+ + 2e- for your oxidation reaction and Au+ + 1e- -> Au fo...
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 9:30 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Cell Potentials [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 400
Re: Cell Potentials [ENDORSED]
Hi Maya! Yes it makes sense but I'm just having a hard time trying to understand it.. Do you mind explaining it with an example? Thank you so much!
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 9:03 pm
- Forum: Galvanic/Voltaic Cells, Calculating Standard Cell Potentials, Cell Diagrams
- Topic: Cell Potentials [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 400
Cell Potentials [ENDORSED]
How does the value of a standard cell potential relate to its reducing/oxidizing strength?
- Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:06 pm
- Forum: Calculating Work of Expansion
- Topic: P delta(V) =delta(n)RT
- Replies: 2
- Views: 657
Re: P delta(V) =delta(n)RT
You use w = -PdeltaV when pressure is constant. Prof. Lavelle used delta n RT to show that reactions at constant pressure can also do work when there is a change in the number of moles of gas.
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:26 pm
- Forum: Entropy Changes Due to Changes in Volume and Temperature
- Topic: Assuming Constant Pressure?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 439
Re: Assuming Constant Pressure?
Yes you can think of it like that at constant pressure. Well this makes sense because for phase changes (at constant temperature) the enthalpy of the reaction is basically delta H fusion, the amount of heat needed to convert 1 mol of solid to liquid. In this case delta H is negative since its the fr...
- Tue Jan 31, 2017 1:23 pm
- Forum: Entropy Changes Due to Changes in Volume and Temperature
- Topic: Entropy
- Replies: 5
- Views: 674
Re: Entropy
Keep in mind it's CHANGE in entropy = q(rev)/T, so for entropy changes at higher temperatures, it's less significant than for entropy changes at lower temperatures. The same amount of heat could be transferred into the system, but for a lower temperature, that amount of heat is going to cause more e...
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 11:40 pm
- Forum: Entropy Changes Due to Changes in Volume and Temperature
- Topic: Entropy
- Replies: 7
- Views: 760
Re: Entropy
A higher pressure would mean that a substance is more constricted to move around. The entropy would therefore be less when the pressure increases.
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:29 pm
- Forum: Entropy Changes Due to Changes in Volume and Temperature
- Topic: Entropy
- Replies: 7
- Views: 760
Re: Entropy
Usually entropy increases from solid -> liquid -> gas because there's more disorder associated with a gas (molecules are free to move around and are not bounded) compared to that of a solid (molecules are in rigid structures).
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:35 pm
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: Calculating Entropy of Surroundings
- Replies: 1
- Views: 404
Re: Calculating Entropy of Surroundings
This question is similar to a question that was discussed in some discussions regarding 9.19 in the problem set. You need to calculate the entropy change to raise that liquid water to 100 C, then calculate the entropy change for the phase change, and finally calculate the entropy change for the cool...
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:29 pm
- Forum: Thermodynamic Definitions (isochoric/isometric, isothermal, isobaric)
- Topic: Delta U
- Replies: 2
- Views: 496
Re: Delta U
Not sure if we learned it since thermodynamics/thermochemistry doesn't relate to time at all. Maybe you mean temperature? or something like that?
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:26 pm
- Forum: Thermodynamic Definitions (isochoric/isometric, isothermal, isobaric)
- Topic: Isothermal
- Replies: 1
- Views: 348
Re: Isothermal
If you use the equation ΔU = 3/2nRΔT (internal energy for ideal gases) you'll find that a constant temperature will make ΔU = 0.
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 5:40 pm
- Forum: Concepts & Calculations Using Second Law of Thermodynamics
- Topic: Entropy=enthalpy/T
- Replies: 2
- Views: 394
Re: Entropy=enthalpy/T
Elle, do you mean deltaS(surroundings)=negative deltaH(rxn)/T?
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 5:37 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: 8.45
- Replies: 3
- Views: 612
Re: 8.45
Part B is basically asking how much heat is absorbed when that much amount of carbon reacts with S8. Since sulfur is in excess, the amount of carbon in the reaction goes to completion, which means it will determine the reaction's yield of heat. Since the original reaction said 358 kJ is associated w...
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:05 am
- Forum: Entropy Changes Due to Changes in Volume and Temperature
- Topic: Entropy from Mass
- Replies: 1
- Views: 348
Re: Entropy from Mass
Elementary particles refer to protons and electrons.
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:03 am
- Forum: Entropy Changes Due to Changes in Volume and Temperature
- Topic: Homework Problem 9.13
- Replies: 1
- Views: 369
Re: Homework Problem 9.13
Since entropy is a state function, it doesn't really matter whether the process is irreversible or reversible, as long as the change for the path is the same. Example 9.5 in the book shows a similar question that has a good graph that visually shows why we can use these two equations to find the tot...
- Sat Jan 28, 2017 1:54 am
- Forum: Entropy Changes Due to Changes in Volume and Temperature
- Topic: Entropy
- Replies: 7
- Views: 760
Re: Entropy
Kathy can you explain what you mean by that? What kind of example should we refer to understand that concept?
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:19 pm
- Forum: Phase Changes & Related Calculations
- Topic: Why does the temperature not change during phase changes?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 846
Re: Why does the temperature not change during phase changes?
When we supply heat into a system, typically that heat is used to raise the temperature of that substance. (ex: we heat up water from 3.0 C -> 45.0 C). When a phase change occurs, the heat supplied into the reaction is used to break the intermolecular bonds of a substance instead of raising the temp...
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:14 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: Problem 8.57
- Replies: 2
- Views: 408
Re: Problem 8.57
Someone also posted a version of their work on this thread: viewtopic.php?f=76&t=17620 which I found really helpful.
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:13 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: Problem 8.57
- Replies: 2
- Views: 408
Re: Problem 8.57
These are standard enthalpies of combustion. For combustions reactions, it's always in the same form: some hydrogen/hydrocarbon burned in excess O2 gas yields to CO2 gas and H2O liquid. Keep in mind that these enthalpy values are based on one mole of C2H2, C2H6, and H2. So when you do manipulate the...
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 8:06 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Q and -Q
- Replies: 2
- Views: 378
Re: Q and -Q
All this means is that the heat is being transferred. -q would mean that in respect to that point (whether it is sys/surrounding or wherever it's coming from) it would have lost heat and whatever is gaining that heat would have a positive q. Since energy is always conserved, the amount of heat lost ...
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 7:50 pm
- Forum: Phase Changes & Related Calculations
- Topic: Homework Problem 8.41
- Replies: 3
- Views: 507
Re: Homework Problem 8.41
It doesn't really matter. The reason why we sometimes use moles and sometimes use grams is to correspond the units with the type of heat capacity you choose to use. Specific heat capacity is specifically with the amount of heat to raise 1 gram (for liquid water 4.184 J/gC) and molar heat capacity is...
- Fri Jan 27, 2017 2:23 am
- Forum: Phase Changes & Related Calculations
- Topic: Homework Problem 8.41
- Replies: 3
- Views: 507
Re: Homework Problem 8.41
Basically for this question, you're going to be dealing with a system approaching equilibrium... first thing you wanna know is that: the heat gained by the water in the ice cube will be equal to the heat lost by the initial sample of hot water. In other words, both these values will be equal to each...
- Thu Jan 26, 2017 3:04 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Isothermal reversible systems
- Replies: 2
- Views: 466
Re: Isothermal reversible systems
We use w = -nRTln (V2/V1). This is the equation we use for work at variable pressure.
- Thu Jan 26, 2017 2:54 pm
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Molar Heat Capacities
- Replies: 2
- Views: 404
Molar Heat Capacities
I stumbled upon this concept in 8.29. Which would have a higher molar heat capacity: NO or NO2? I've read from other posts that the more atoms present in the molecule, the higher the molecular complexity and thus the more possible bond vibrations that can absorb added energy. What if two molecules h...
- Wed Jan 25, 2017 6:09 pm
- Forum: Student Social/Study Group
- Topic: Quiz 1 Review
- Replies: 4
- Views: 629
Re: Quiz 1 Review
I'm interested! :)
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:32 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: HW 8.67
- Replies: 3
- Views: 589
Re: HW 8.67
Also when you're writing out the reaction, and in this question they're asking for the standard enthalpy of formation of these compounds, do you assume that the compound is in the gaseous state? If so, why do we do that?
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 11:24 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: HW 8.67
- Replies: 3
- Views: 589
Re: HW 8.67
Why does carbon need to be in its gas phase? How do you know when you need to "atomize" a compound?
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:22 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: bond enthalpies
- Replies: 3
- Views: 608
Re: bond enthalpies
Yeah that's exactly right! I like to draw them out cause I tend to mess up when I just visualize it in my head... Eventually you won't even have to go through each step cause you'll be so used to it. For even harder structures it's really useful to know how to approach the problem especially if you ...
- Tue Jan 24, 2017 8:22 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: bond enthalpies
- Replies: 3
- Views: 608
Re: bond enthalpies
For these bond enthalpy questions, it's really important to be able to visualize the lewis structure so you know which bonds are formed and broken. When it comes to drawing lewis structures, you should focus on satisfying the octet rule above all things. Making sure each atom in the structure has 8 ...
- Fri Jan 20, 2017 9:53 am
- Forum: Heat Capacities, Calorimeters & Calorimetry Calculations
- Topic: Qv and Qp in delta U equations [ENDORSED]
- Replies: 2
- Views: 31223
Re: Qv and Qp in delta U equations [ENDORSED]
q(v) is heat at constant volume and q(p) is heat at constant pressure. Think about the formula ΔU = q+w. ΔU is the change in internal energy of system. If you think back to the piston model mentioned in lecture, energy used as work of expansion (the gas inside piston is pushing against the piston, c...
- Wed Jan 18, 2017 1:02 am
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: kJ vs. kJ per mole?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 612
Re: kJ vs. kJ per mole?
In problem 8.57, they asked for the reaction enthalpy for that particular reaction. If the given enthalpy of combustion values are in kJ/mol already, do we assume that the reaction enthalpy in the answer also be kJ/mol? Cause usually reaction enthalpy is in kJ and that's what I would've put if the g...
- Sun Jan 15, 2017 11:27 pm
- Forum: Phase Changes & Related Calculations
- Topic: Expansion work
- Replies: 1
- Views: 288
Re: Expansion work
Not sure how often we'll actually have to use these equations but we should probably understand the concept behind them. So work is one of the ways energy can be transferred from its system/surroundings. They're actually the same equation (you work it around the bit and one equals the other). If you...
- Sat Jan 14, 2017 7:43 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: Don't understand bond enthalpy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 596
Re: Don't understand bond enthalpy
During lecture, Prof. Lavelle gave us three methods to calculate the ΔH(rxn). One of these methods is by using the bond enthalpies. So keep in mind in a chemical reactions, when bonds break, energy is absorbed or required and when bonds form, energy is released. It's important to know the structure ...
- Fri Jan 13, 2017 4:57 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: Standard Enthalpy of Formation Question
- Replies: 3
- Views: 451
Re: Standard Enthalpy of Formation Question
You won't always be given the ΔH of the reaction. It depends on the question and what kind of information the question provides. To provide an example, when we use the second method he described during lecture, you're given the bond enthalpies for what bonds are formed and broken. From that given in...
- Fri Jan 13, 2017 4:04 pm
- Forum: Administrative Questions and Class Announcements
- Topic: Weekly Online Discussion
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1036
Re: Weekly Online Discussion
Professor Lavelle said that each week ends midnight Sunday.
- Thu Jan 12, 2017 10:00 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: Standard Enthalpy of Formation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 436
Re: Standard Enthalpy of Formation
You can think back to the idea that as new bonds form, energy is released and when bonds are broken, energy is required. The standard enthalpy of formation is the net amount of energy that is either released or absorbed per mole of a product in a particular reaction. The majority of the standard ent...
- Thu Jan 12, 2017 9:45 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: State Property/Function
- Replies: 3
- Views: 405
Re: State Property/Function
I think "state" depends on the type of state function you're dealing with. An example would be something like a change in volume and the initial volume or "state" would be something like 30 mL to its final volume or "state" as 100 mL. I don't think "state" is ...
- Thu Jan 12, 2017 4:24 pm
- Forum: Reaction Enthalpies (e.g., Using Hess’s Law, Bond Enthalpies, Standard Enthalpies of Formation)
- Topic: State Properties
- Replies: 2
- Views: 264
Re: State Properties
Enthalpy is the amount of heat released or absorbed at a constant pressure whereas heat is one way that energy can be transferred between a system and its surroundings as a result of a temperature difference. Like Angela mentioned, heat is a path dependent function while enthalpy is a state function...