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Understanding Enthalpy in Chemistry by Carlo Estole is a document available to read on EtoBox.
What is Understanding Enthalpy in Chemistry about?
The document defines key concepts in thermochemistry and thermodynamics: 1) Enthalpy (ΔH) is a measure of the change in energy for a chemical reaction and depends on the energy stored in bonds of products and reactants. Exothermic reactions have a negative ΔH and release heat, while endothermic reactions have a positive ΔH and absorb heat. 2) Entropy (S) is a measure of the disorder or spread of energy in a system. The change in entropy (ΔS) for a reaction depends on the number of possible microstates.
- Author
- Carlo Estole
- Language
- EN