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TERMS USED IN THERMODYNAMICS
▢ System: Specific part of universe / specified portion of matter under experimental investigation.
▢ Surrounding: Rest part of universe other than system.
▢ Boundary: Anything separating system and surrounding; real / imaginary; rigid / non-rigid; conducting / non-conducting.
▢ Example:
❖ Beaker Reaction:
- •Contents of beaker = system
- •Beaker = boundary
- •Outside beaker = surrounding
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TYPES OF SYSTEM
▢ On Basis of Exchange of Energy and Matter:
Table 1: Open, closed and isolated systems
Type | Exchange with surrounding | Boundary | Example |
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Open system | Mass + energy | Not sealed, not insulated | Ice in open beaker |
Closed system | Energy only; no mass | Sealed, not insulated | Ice in closed beaker |
Isolated system | Neither mass nor energy | Perfectly insulated | Ice in thermos flask |
▢ On Basis of Composition:
Table 1: Homogeneous and heterogeneous systems
Type | Meaning | Examples |
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Homogeneous system | Completely uniform throughout; one phase only | Pure single solid, liquid, gas; mixture of gases |
Heterogeneous system | Not uniform throughout; two or more phases | Ice + water; insoluble solids + liquid |
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THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
Table 1: Extensive vs intensive properties
Property | Depends on amount? | Effect of changing mass | Examples |
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Extensive property | Yes | Changes with mass | Mass, weight, volume, energy, work, internal energy, enthalpy, entropy, moles, free energy |
Intensive property | No | Unchanged with mass | Temperature, pressure, density, concentration, viscosity, refractive index, surface tension, specific heat |
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STATE FUNCTIONS
▢ Definition: Thermodynamic parameters depending only on initial and final states; independent of path.
▢ Examples:
- •Internal energy ((E))
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▢ Not State Functions:
- •Work
- •Heat
▢ Reason: Work and heat depend on path followed, not merely initial and final states.
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INTERNAL ENERGY
▢ Definition: Total energy stored in a substance due to chemical nature.
▢ Also Called: Intrinsic energy.
▢ Components:
- Translational energy
- Vibrational energy
- Rotational energy
- Chemical bond energy
- Electronic energy
- Nuclear energy
- Intermolecular potential energy
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▢ Formula:
▢ Important Points:
- •Internal energy is state function.
- •Depends only on state of system.
- •Independent of method by which state is attained.
- •Absolute value of internal energy cannot be determined.
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- •Internal energy depends on quantity of substance; extensive property.
- •Internal energy of ideal gas depends only on temperature.
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- •Adiabatic expansion of gas causes cooling due to decrease in internal energy.
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- •Element in most stable form: internal energy conventionally zero.
▢ Monoatomic Gas:
Table 1: Internal energy change and reaction nature
Condition | Reaction type | |
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Positive | Endothermic |
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THERMODYNAMIC PROCESSES
▢ Definition: Operation by which thermodynamic system changes from one state to another.
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▢ Isothermal Expansion Work:
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▢ Adiabatic Process:
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- •Fast process
- •Closed insulated container / thermos bottle
- •Expansion → temperature decreases
- •Compression → temperature increases
▢ Cyclic Process:
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WORK AND HEAT
▢ Work:
❖ Definition: Mode of energy transfer from or to a system with reference to surroundings.
❖ General Formula:
❖ Types:
- •Electrical work
- •Mechanical / pressure-volume work
❖ Electrical Work:
▢ Mechanical Work:
❖ Definition: Pressure-volume work done when system changes volume against external pressure.
❖ Formulae:
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❖ Expansion:
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- •Work done by system on surrounding
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❖ Compression:
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- •Work done on system
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❖ Vacuum Expansion:
❖ Maximum Work: Maximum work during gas expansion occurs when process is isothermal and reversible.
❖ Isothermal Reversible Expansion:
Negative work
Negative sign of work indicates expansion / work done by system.
▢ Heat:
❖ Definition: Mode of energy exchange due to temperature difference between system and surroundings.
❖ Symbol:
❖ Sign Convention:
- •Heat given by system → negative sign
- •Heat absorbed by system → positive sign
❖ Unit: SI unit = joule.
❖ Calorie:
▢ Difference between Heat and Work:
- •Work = organized form of energy.
- •Heat = random form of energy.
- •Work and heat are not state functions.
- •Energy is thermodynamic property; work and heat are not.
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FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
▢ Statement: Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only be converted from one form to another.
▢ Other Forms:
- •Total energy of isolated system remains constant.
- •When one form of energy disappears, equivalent amount of other form appears.
- •Perpetual motion machine impossible.
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▢ Mathematical Form:
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▢ Differential Forms:
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▢ Special Forms:
Table 1: First law under special conditions
Condition | Result |
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Isothermal reversible process | |
Cyclic process | |
Isochoric process | |
Adiabatic process | |
Gas expansion against external pressure | |
Gas compression | |
Vacuum expansion |
▢ Limitations:
- •Does not predict spontaneity / feasibility.
- •Does not predict direction of process.
- •Does not explain why heat flows from hot to cold naturally.
- •Does not explain complete conversion of heat into work.
- •Equivalent transformation possible, but heat cannot be completely converted into work without other change.
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ENTHALPY
▢ Definition: Total heat content of a system at constant pressure.
▢ Formula:
▢ Properties:
- •State function.
- •Absolute value cannot be determined.
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- •Enthalpy of compound = heat of formation, not heat of reaction.
- •Elements in standard state: enthalpy zero.
▢ Constant Pressure:
▢ Signs:
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▢ Monoatomic Gas:
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THERMOCHEMISTRY
▢ Definition: Branch of chemistry dealing with heat changes accompanying chemical reactions.
▢ Thermochemical Equation: Balanced chemical equation showing amount of heat evolved or absorbed.
▢ Modern Convention:
- •Heat change represented as change in enthalpy.
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▢ Reverse Reaction:
▢ Laplace-Lavoisier Law: Heat absorbed/evolved in a reaction is equal and opposite to heat change when reaction is reversed.
▢ Units: Heat contents expressed in calories or joules.
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HEAT OF REACTION
▢ Definition: Amount of heat evolved or absorbed when stoichiometric quantities shown by chemical equation react completely.
▢ Standard Heat of Reaction:
▢ At Constant Volume:
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- •Equals change in internal energy
▢ At Constant Pressure:
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- •Equals change in enthalpy
▢ Factors Affecting Heat of Reaction:
- •Temperature
- •State of matter: solid, liquid, gas
- •Pressure for gases
- •Concentration of solution
- •Allotrope of solid
▢ Standard Conditions:
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- •State available at STP
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- •Most stable allotrope at STP: C = graphite, S = rhombic, P = white
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RELATION BETWEEN \(\DELTA H\) AND \(\DELTA E\)
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Table 1: Effect of \(\Delta n_g\)
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TYPES OF HEAT OF REACTIONS
▢ Standard Heat of Formation:
❖ Definition: Heat evolved or absorbed when 1 mole of substance is formed from constituent elements in standard states.
❖ Symbol:
❖ Standard State:
❖ Important Points:
- •Equation must represent formation of 1 molecule / 1 mole only.
- •Elements in natural state have zero enthalpy.
- •For allotropic element, most stable allotrope has zero enthalpy of formation.
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- •Rhombic sulphur has zero standard enthalpy.
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▢ Standard Heat of Combustion:
❖ Definition: Heat evolved when 1 mole of substance is completely burnt in air or oxygen.
❖ Symbol:
❖ Example:
❖ Important Points:
- •Take 1 mole of substance whose combustion heat is to be determined.
- •Take required oxygen for balancing.
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- •Heat of combustion is always negative.
- •Used for calorific value of fuels.
- •Greater heat of combustion per gram/cc → more effective fuel.
- •Combustion of organic substances and hydrogenation measured by bomb calorimeter.
▢ Standard Heat of Neutralisation:
❖ Definition: Heat evolved when 1 gram equivalent acid/base is neutralized by 1 gram equivalent base/acid in fairly dilute solution.
❖ Symbol:
❖ Strong Acid + Strong Base:
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- •Part of heat used for ionisation.
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❖ Measurement: Calorimeter / Dewar flask.
❖ Nature: Neutralisation is exothermic.
▢ Heat of Solution:
❖ Definition: Heat evolved or absorbed when 1 mole solute dissolves completely in excess solvent so further dilution produces no heat change.
❖ Examples:
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▢ Heat of Dilution:
❖ Definition: Heat evolved or absorbed when solution containing 1 mole solute is diluted from one concentration to another.
❖ Example:
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▢ Heat of Hydration:
❖ Definition: Heat evolved or absorbed when 1 mole anhydrous/partially hydrated salt combines with required water to form definite hydrate.
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❖ Points:
- •Hydration is exothermic due to bonding between central metal ion and water molecules.
- •Dissolution of anhydrous salt includes hydration + dissolution.
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- •During dissolution physical state changes.
- •During hydration no physical state change.
▢ Heat of Dissociation / Ionisation:
❖ Definition: Heat absorbed when 1 mole electrolyte completely dissociates into ions.
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▢ Heat of Precipitation:
❖ Definition: Heat liberated during precipitation of 1 mole sparingly soluble substance from suitable electrolyte solutions.
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▢ Heat of Transition: Heat evolved when a substance converts from one allotropic form to another.
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LAWS OF THERMOCHEMISTRY
▢ First Law / Laplace and Lavoisier Law:
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- •Illustrates conservation of energy.
▢ Hess's Law of Constant Heat Summation:
❖ Statement: Total heat change accompanying chemical reaction is same whether reaction occurs in one step or several steps.
❖ Meaning:
- •Heat of reaction depends only on initial reactants and final products.
- •Independent of intermediate products.
- •Used to find heat of reaction without actual reaction.
- •Reaction equations and heat changes can be added/subtracted.
❖ Relation:
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BOND ENERGY
▢ Bond Formation Energy: Heat evolved when bond forms between two gaseous atoms to form gaseous molecular product.
▢ Bond Energy: Average energy required to dissociate / break bonds of a given type present in 1 mole compound.
▢ Example: C-H bond energy in methane = average of dissociation energies of four C-H bonds.
▢ Unit:
▢ Use: Calculation of enthalpy change in reactions.
▢ Formula:
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THERMOCHEMICAL CALCULATIONS
▢ Heat of Reaction:
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▢ Kirchhoff Equation:
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▢ Pressure-Volume Relation:
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SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
▢ Need: Covers limitations of first law.
▢ Statements:
- •All spontaneous processes are thermodynamically irreversible.
- •Heat cannot be completely converted into equivalent work without producing change elsewhere.
- •Without external agency, heat cannot pass from colder body to hotter body.
- •Perfect reversible machine working between same source and sink temperatures has same efficiency regardless of substance used.
- •Heat engine can never be 100% efficient.
- •It is impossible to transfer heat from lower temperature to higher temperature without applying work.
▢ Special Points:
- •Second law gives concept of entropy.
- •Entropy of universe constantly increases.
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ENTROPY
▢ Definition: Quantity indicating whether chemical/physical change can occur in isolated system.
▢ Also: Measure of disorder / randomness of system.
▢ Order:
▢ Symbol:
▢ Properties:
- State function.
- For pure crystals, entropy taken as zero.
- Entropy change is extensive property.
- Entropy = measure of unavailable energy.
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▢ Formulae:
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▢ Conditions:
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▢ Trouton's Rule:
▢ Special Points:
- •Absolute entropy can be determined.
- •Boiling egg → entropy increases.
- •Rubber band stretched → entropy decreases.
- •Water cooled to ice → entropy decreases.
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CARNOT CYCLE AND HEAT ENGINE
▢ Heat Engine: Machine converting heat into work.
▢ Efficiency: Fraction of absorbed heat converted into work.
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▢ Carnot Engine:
- •Hypothetical heat engine proposed by Carnot.
- •Efficiency depends on source and sink temperatures.
- •Cyclic process yields continuous work.
- •Steam engine is typical heat engine.
- •Source: boiler; sink: surroundings.
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SPONTANEOUS, NATURAL OR IRREVERSIBLE PROCESS
▢ Definition: Process proceeding of its own accord without external agency.
▢ Key Points:
- All natural processes are spontaneous.
- Spontaneous processes cannot be reversed without external agency.
- Also called irreversible.
- Non-spontaneous process has no natural tendency to occur.
- Spontaneous does not indicate rate; process may be fast or slow.
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▢ Examples:
- Water flows downhill spontaneously.
- Heat flows from hot body to cold body.
- Gas expands from high pressure to low pressure.
- Diffusion from concentrated solution to less concentrated solution.
- Electricity flows from higher potential to lower potential.
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▢ Entropy Criterion:
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GIBBS FREE ENERGY
▢ Definition: Maximum energy available to system during process that can be converted into useful work.
▢ Need: Introduced to predict spontaneity / feasibility because enthalpy or entropy alone cannot predict all reactions.
▢ Formulae:
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▢ Gibbs-Helmholtz Equation:
▢ Spontaneity:
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- •Spontaneous reaction occurs with decrease in Gibbs free energy.
- •Decrease in Gibbs free energy = useful work done.
▢ Criteria:
- •Decrease in enthalpy / energy
- •Increase in entropy
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▢ Electrochemical Cell:
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Table 1: \(\Delta H\), \(\Delta S\), \(\Delta G\) and nature of process
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1 | -ve | +ve | -ve at all temperatures | Spontaneous at all temperatures |
2 | +ve | +ve | -ve at high temperature; +ve at low temperature | Spontaneous at high temperature; non-spontaneous at low temperature |
3 | -ve | -ve | -ve at low temperature; +ve at high temperature | Spontaneous at low temperature; non-spontaneous at high temperature |
4 | +ve | -ve | +ve at all temperatures | Non-spontaneous at all temperatures |
▢ Numerical:
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THIRD LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS
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Formulated By
Nernst.
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Statement
Entropy of perfectly crystalline solid is zero at absolute zero temperature.
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Reason
At absolute zero, perfectly crystalline solid has perfect order of constituent particles.
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Use
Calculation of absolute entropy.
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Exception
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READ & DIGEST
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Important Points
- Heat exchanged at constant temperature and pressure is enthalpy.
- Greater intermolecular force → higher enthalpy of vaporisation.
- Hess's law deals with change in heat of reaction. [MOE 2001]
- Heat of neutralisation is determined by Dewar flask.
- Main constituent of natural gas is methane.
- Good fuel: high calorific value + low ignition temperature.
- Coal is fossil fuel. [MOE]
- Plants and living beings are open systems.
- Pressure cooker is closed system.
- All reactions with chemical dissociation are reversible and endothermic.
- In adiabatic process, total heat of system remains constant.
- Gas performs no work when it expands isochorically.
- P-V indicator diagram parallel to volume axis indicates isobaric process.
- At constant temperature and pressure, gas expansion keeps internal energy constant.
- Internal energy depends on rotational, vibrational and translational energies; not gravitational pull.
- Melting ice and evaporation of water are endothermic and spontaneous.
- Heat required to raise temperature of a body by 1 K = thermal capacity.
- Opening refrigerator door in room slightly increases room temperature. [I.E. 2011]
- Fan switched on in closed room slightly increases room temperature.
- Burning tyre decreases temperature.
- Thermos flask prevents heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation.
- Shaking tea in thermos flask slightly increases temperature.
- Lavoisier and Laplace law illustrates conservation of energy.
- High heat of formation → less stable compound.
- Heat of neutralisation is highest when both acid and base are strong.
- For exothermic reaction to be spontaneous, temperature must be low.
- Work is organized energy; heat is random energy.
- Earth is open system with respect to energy; closed system with respect to matter.
- Enthalpy of combustion is always negative.
- Hess law is used to find heat of reaction, heat of transition, heat of formation.
- Compounds with negative heat of formation are exothermic and very stable.
- Nernst proposed third law of thermodynamics.
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_*MCQ
- A well stoppered thermos flask contains some ice cubes. This is an example of a
- Closed system
- Open system
- Isolated system
- Non-thermodynamic system
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- Identify the intensive quantity from the following
- Enthalpy and temperature
- Volume and temperature
- Enthalpy and volume
- Temperature and refractive index
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- For an adiabatic process, which of the following is correct?
- d
- All reactions with chemical dissociation are
- Reversible
- Reversible and endothermic
- Exothermic
- Reversible or irreversible and endothermic or exothermic
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- According to first law of thermodynamics
- None of these
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- Internal energy does not include
- Vibrational energy
- Rotational energy
- Energy arising by gravitational pull
- Nuclear energy
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- Which of the following values of heat of formation indicates that the product is least stable?
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- Compounds with high heat of formation are less stable because
- It is difficult to synthesize them
- Energy-rich state leads to instability
- High temperature is required to synthesize them
- Molecules of such compounds are distorted
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- 6.02 kJ
- 40.5 kJ
- 62.3 kJ
- 21.25 kJ
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Which of the following relations is correct?
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Gibbs free energy (G), enthalpy (H) and entropy (S) are related by
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Q3.
Decrease in the free energy of a reacting system indicates the reaction to be
Q4.
According to the first law of thermodynamics
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Q5.
According to ΔG = ΔH - TΔS, spontaneity occurs when ΔG is
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Q6.
The sum of internal energy and pressure-volume energy is
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In endothermic reactions, the reactants
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For the reaction Fe₂O₃ + 3CO → 2Fe + 3CO₂, which relation is correct?
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PV = nRT is applicable to
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Q10.
When liquid boils, there is increase in
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Q11.
Which can be converted to useful work?
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Q12.
For the process: Dry ice → CO₂(g)
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H, E, P and V are related as