SANTA ANA COLLEGE CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT

229 UNIT SIX THERMOCHEMISTRY

& THERMODYNAMICS
Chemistry An Atoms Focused Approach: Chapters 9, 12, & 14

I. This UNIT will introduce the basic concepts of "Thermodynamics" The relationships between
pressure, temperature, volume, work, energy, enthalpy and entropy. This UNIT will be treated
algebraically, but Calculus will be used to derive certain useful mathematical relationships.

II. You bring to this Unit a basic understanding of the gas laws, endothermic and exothermic
reactions and bonding.

III. The material in this Unit will include:

Systems and States in chemical reactions.

Forms of energy, enthalpy and entropy.
The First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics.
Hess' Law and its calculations.
Thermochemical process in chemical reactions.
A partial answer to the question, "Why do chemical reactions occur?"

IV. Homework Assignments: #8, #9, #10 & #11

V. Clearly show all work. Answers alone are not acceptable and will not be graded. Your
instructor will inform you what additional problems to turn in to be graded

V. Lecture Exam #2 will cover Chapters 9, 12, & 14 and the material presented in UNIT 6.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES - UNIT 6

Thermodynamics

After completing this unit you should have mastered the following ideas, concepts and skills:

Know the definitions of the Key Words in chapters 9, 12, & 14

Given a chemical equation, states of substances and the heats absorbed or evolved for a given
amount be able to write the thermochemical equation.
Be able to calculate the heat of a reaction given the Ho and the mass of reactant or product
Be able to calculate Go, Ho and So given selected thermodynamic data
Be able to calculate K from Go
Explain the meaning of the term spontaneous change as it applies to chemical reactions.
Explain how entropy is related to the disorder of a system.
Explain the relationship between free energy and entropy in predicting spontaneous change.
Qualitatively predict whether reactions are spontaneous or not.
Write thermodynamic equilibrium constant expressions for chemical reactions.
Discuss absolute entropies and the third law of thermodynamics.

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