Energetics / Thermochemistry
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Measuring energy changes
SubtopicMeasuring energy changes under Energetics / Thermochemistry for Grade 11 IB.
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What is the temperature of absolute zero in degrees Celsius?
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Which statement best describes the Law of Conservation of Energy in a chemical system?
A.Energy is created during exothermic reactions
B.Energy is destroyed during endothermic reactions
C.Total energy of the system and surroundings remains constant
D.Energy can only be measured in Kelvin
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If a reaction in a calorimeter causes the temperature of the water to rise by , and the mass of the water is , what is the heat change in Joules? ()
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Which enthalpy change is defined as the energy required to break one mole of a bond in a gaseous molecule into gaseous atoms?
A.Enthalpy of formation
B.Enthalpy of combustion
C.Bond enthalpy
D.Enthalpy of atomization
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If a reaction releases of energy into of water initially at , what is the final temperature? ()
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What happens to the magnitude of if the mass of water in a combustion experiment is halved, assuming the same amount of fuel is burned and there is no heat loss?
A.is halved
B.is doubled
C.remains the same
D.increases by a factor of 4
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Calculate the temperature change when of heat is supplied to of water.
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A spirit burner containing butan-1-ol () is used to heat of water by . If of butan-1-ol was consumed and the molar enthalpy of combustion is , what was the percentage efficiency of the heat transfer?
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Given the specific heat capacities: and . If of heat is added to of each substance, which statement is true?
A.The temperature of copper will rise by about
B.The temperature of water will rise by about
C.The copper will store more internal energy than the water
D.The water will reach a higher final temperature than the copper
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A student added of to of . The temperature rose from to . The student then repeated the experiment using of and of . What would be the expected temperature rise?
A.B.C.D.
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Hess’s Law
SubtopicHess’s Law under Energetics / Thermochemistry for Grade 11 IB.
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Given that has , what is for ?
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What is the enthalpy change for the process called?
A.Standard enthalpy of formation
B.Standard enthalpy of combustion
C.Standard enthalpy of condensation
D.Standard enthalpy of atomization
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In the reaction , if the sum of enthalpies of formation of is less than the sum of , the reaction is:
A.Endothermic
B.Exothermic
C.At equilibrium
D.Non-spontaneous
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Which of the following is equivalent to the enthalpy of formation of ?
A.Enthalpy of combustion of
B.Enthalpy of combustion of
C.Enthalpy of formation of
D.Enthalpy of vaporization of
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Using the following reactions: Calculate for .
A.-581 kJ
B.+581 kJ
C.-379 kJ
D.-788 kJ
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Calculate the enthalpy change for the reaction given:
A.-176.0 kJ
B.-452.8 kJ
C.+176.0 kJ
D.-138.4 kJ
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Which of the following would not be needed to calculate the enthalpy of formation of liquid ethanol using Hess's Law and combustion data?
A.Enthalpy of combustion of carbon
B.Enthalpy of combustion of hydrogen
C.Enthalpy of combustion of ethanol
D.Enthalpy of formation of oxygen
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Calculate the average bond enthalpy in given:
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Calculate the enthalpy change for given:
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Find the lattice enthalpy of given: (for 0.5 moles of )
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Bond enthalpies
SubtopicBond enthalpies under Energetics / Thermochemistry for Grade 11 IB.
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For the reaction , how many bonds are formed?
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
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Which of these bonds is typically the most difficult to break in organic chemistry?
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What can be concluded if the of a reaction calculated from bond enthalpies is zero?
A.The bonds in the products are exactly as strong as the bonds in the reactants
B.The reaction is impossible
C.The reaction is highly explosive
D.No bonds were broken or formed
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Which of the following bonds has the lowest bond enthalpy?
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Which of the following will result in an increase in the calculated value of bond enthalpy for a bond?
A.Increasing the bond order (e.g., ).
B.Increasing the atomic radius of the bonded atoms.
C.Decreasing the number of shared electrons.
D.Increasing the length of the bond.
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If the for the reaction is negative, which of the following must be true?
A.The bonds in AB are stronger than the average of the bonds in and .
B.The bonds in AB are weaker than the average of the bonds in and .
C.The reaction is endothermic.
D.The bonds in the reactants are stronger than the bonds in the products.
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Why is the bond enthalpy of ( kJ/mol) so much higher than ( kJ/mol)?
A.The triple bond involves three shared electron pairs and shorter bond length.
B.Nitrogen is highly electronegative, stabilizing the triple bond.
C.The single bond has higher lone-pair repulsion relative to the bond strength.
D.The bond is polar while is non-polar.
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Which of the following is a limitation of using bond enthalpies to calculate the enthalpy of a reaction?
A.They are averaged over many different compounds and only apply to gases.
B.They do not take into account the kinetic energy of the molecules.
C.They can only be used for reactions that occur at standard temperature ( K).
D.They ignore the energy associated with the nuclei of the atoms.
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Calculate the enthalpy change for the reaction: . Data: , , , kJ/mol.
A.-311 kJ/mol
B.-150 kJ/mol
C.+311 kJ/mol
D.-426 kJ/mol
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Why is the bond enthalpy of the bond in ( kJ/mol) much lower than the bond in ( kJ/mol)? (Note: values are similar, but conceptual context differs). Actually, comparing to or : why is single bond relatively weak?
A.Repulsion between the lone pairs on the adjacent nitrogen atoms.
B.Nitrogen is less electronegative than fluorine.
C.The bond is longer than the bond.
D.Nitrogen atoms cannot form stable single bonds.
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Energy cycles (HL)
SubtopicEnergy cycles (HL) under Energetics / Thermochemistry for Grade 11 IB.
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Entropy and spontaneity (HL)
SubtopicEntropy and spontaneity (HL) under Energetics / Thermochemistry for Grade 11 IB.
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