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Thermodynamics Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 stores of internal energy (U)

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Chemical bond storage

Between molecules (H bonds)

Kinetic energy = motion store

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What is temperature identical to in thermodynamics

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Kinetic energy of a particle

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What does exothermic reaction mean in terms of internal energy of reactants and products

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Reactants have more Internal energy = -ve U change

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What reaction shows a +internal energy change (products have more Internal energy)

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Endothermic reaction

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5
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What is the 1st law of thermodynamics

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The energy released by a chemical reaction either is used to transfer heat or to do work on surroundings

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How would you measure internal energy change?

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Measuring heat released (due to the chemical reactions internal energy)

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What is enthalpy

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It is the heat released = enthalpy of a reaction

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8
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How do you work out enthalpy change of a reaction? And the sign

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Triangle H = enthalpy change

Energy released - work done = enthalpy change

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9
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Why is enthalpy change (H)used more than internal energy (U) change

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1- easier to measure than internal energy

2- enthalpy is used to measure Gibbs free energy

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What would positive or negative enthalpy (H) change mean?

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The heat is absorbed (endothermic) = +

-= heat is released (exothermic)

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11
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Which reaction is often favoured?

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Exothermic reactions (release heat)

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12
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What concept explains why sometimes endothermic reactions are favoured?

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Entropy

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What is entropy and entropy change sign

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Entropy (S) = the disorder of a substance

Entropy change triangle (S)

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What is the 2nd law of thermodynamics

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Entropy S of a system either increases or remains the same (in terms of disorder you can’t go back to being ordered)

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How is solid to gas an example of entropy change

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In a solid = ordered

Gas = disordered = most entropic

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Why is solid to gas enthalpically unflavoured but entropically favoured

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Enthalpically unfavoured because it is endothermic (absorbs heat)

Entropically favoured because more disordered

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17
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Do number of micro states increase when entropy /disorder increases?

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Yes, in a gas there are multiple micro states (positions available)

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18
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How does temperature relate to entropy

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Kinetic energy if it drops, there are less micro states available (particles not in motion = no entropy)

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19
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What is the 3rd law of thermodynamics

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Entropy at 0 temperature = 0 itself

20
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How do you work out Gibbs free energy change?

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Triangle G= enthalpy (H) change - (temp x entropy (S) change)

21
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If Gibbs free energy is negative a reaction takes place, why is this

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Because if Gibbs free energy is negative , entropy is increased = entropically favoured (disorder)

22
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How do cells sometimes carry out unfavoured reactions?

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They couple with favoured

Eg atp synthesis helped by H+ ion transport = favoured

23
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What determines the rate of reaction (collisions and reaction)

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The kinetic energy available to overcome an activation energy barrier

24
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How is speed distributed to particles (kinetic energy)

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Where they are put in a closed space and collide with eachother transferring energy to particles

25
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What 2 things affect the kinetic energy (speed of a particle)

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1- temperature

2- mass (bigger = slower)

26
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How does temperature increase cause increase in rate of reaction

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High temp = high kinetic energy

Enough Ke can cause them to go over the barrier

27
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What is the first order reaction

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A single molecule which dissociates into 2

28
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What is the second order reaction

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Where 2 molecules will collide together to transfer kinetic energy

29
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What is the 3rd order reaction

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3 molecules colliding together

30
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How would increasing concentration of molecules in first second and 3rd order increase rate of reaction

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More likely collisions / dissociation

31
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How do you work out the equilibrium constant (Keq)

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Conc of products (forward) / conc of reactants (backward)

32
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What does a positive Keq mean

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More product than reactants in a beaker

33
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What does a negative Keq mean

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More reactants than product in beaker

34
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At what point in a reaction is the change in Gibbs energy the lowest

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At equilibrium

35
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What would adding reactant or product do to equilibrium

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It would push Gibbs energy change from minimum

The reaction counteracts it by either producing more reactant or product = equilibrium

36
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What is le chateliers principle

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If something is pushed out of equilibrium eg by adding more reactant , it’s overcome by producing more product

37
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What is free energy

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The useful energy left over when wasted work is lost

38
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What is chemical potential of solutes

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The free energy of a solute at 1M

And accounting for entropy when mixing

39
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When is chemical potential of solutes the same?

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At equilibrium

40
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What is the equilibrium potential

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When the concentration gradient and an electrical gradient set up due to movement of ions are the same

41
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How does the Nernst equation find electrical gradient needed to for an equilibrium potential eg of K+

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The Nernst potential is the voltage needed to oppose the conc gradient = reach potential equilibrium

42
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What actually allows for an electrical gradient

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Movement of ions which causes negative or positive voltage within the cell and this attracts the ions back eg K+

43
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What would it be called if all of the ions involved were at their Nernst potential (potential equilibrium)

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Donnan equilibrium

44
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Why is it unrealistic that all ions would be in equilibrium potential (ie no more net movement, conc equal in and out)

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The cell would be hypertonic due to other macromolecules in it aswell as ions,

The cell lives in a chemical disequilibrium due to the Na+ k+ pump = prevents cell bursting

45
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What 2 ways is free energy stored due to the increased H conc in the intermembrane of a mitochondria

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1- chemical contributions (concentration gradient)

2- electrochemical gradient (the -160mv inside)

46
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What is the effect of the electrochemical gradient and the concentration gradient for free energy called in mitochondria which drives protons into ATPase

A

Proton motive force

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