What is thermochemistry? O Thermochemistry is the branch of chemistry which deals with the energy changes associated with a chemical reaction. Chemical reactions absorb or evolve energy in form of heat or light. Thermochemistry deals with the amounts of energy associated with these changes. Energy absorbed or evolved is unrelated to the rate of reaction, which refers to how fast or slow a reaction takes place.Enthalpy O Enthalpy is also known as the heat content of the system. Enthalpy is the total energy of the system which is stored as chemical potential energy in chemical bonds. During a chemical reaction bonds are made and are broken, however the energy absorbed in breaking a bond is never exactly equal to that released in making a new bond. Thus all reaction have enthalpy changes associated with them. There is no absolute zero for enthalpy so absolute enthalpies for particular state can not be measured and hence given the symbol AH.Enthalpy change O . AH is equal to the difference in enthalpy of the reactants and products assuming that the reaction occurs with no change in temperature and pressure. Ifall the other factors affecting the enthalpy does not change than AH is equal to change in potential energy of chemical bonds. Enthalpy changes apply to reactions that occur at constant pressure and in labs using open beakers and test tubes this is most often the case.