Internal Energy
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Re: Internal Energy
Enthalpy is the amount of heat released or absorbed at constant pressure and it is written as H. When this H is changed between the products and the reactants in a chemical equation it becomes ∆H, meaning it is the change in enthalpy. This differs from the internal energy of the system greatly. The internal energy of a system is the sum of the work done on the system as well as the heat present in the system. The amount of heat gained or released by a substance at constant pressure (qp) is the same as ∆H, again meaning the change in enthalpy. This is how these two values, enthalpy and internal energy relate. ∆U=qp+w
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Re: Internal Energy
Internal energy is the energy of the whole system work + enthalpy. While enthaply is just heat released or absorbed, a part of internal energy.
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Re: Internal Energy
However, when no expansion work is done, the change in internal energy is equal to the change in enthalpy.
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Re: Internal Energy
According to U=q+w, under constant pressure (deltaH=q),U=delta H+w. With that being said, the internal energy equals sum of enthalpy change and the work done by/on the system.
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