Thermochemistry

Energy is the capacity to do work

• Radiant energy comes from the sun and is
earth’s primary energy source
• Thermal energy is the energy associated with
the random motion of atoms and molecules
• Chemical energy is the energy stored within the
bonds of chemical substances
• Nuclear energy is the energy stored within the
collection of neutrons and protons in the atom
• Potential energy is the energy available by virtue
of an object’s position

6.1
 Energy Changes in Chemical Reactions
Heat is the transfer of thermal energy between two bodies that
are at different temperatures.

Temperature is a measure of the thermal energy.

Temperature = Thermal Energy

900C
400C
greater thermal energy
6.2
 Thermochemistry is the study of heat change in chemical
reactions.
The system is the specific part of the universe that is of
interest in the study.

open closed isolated

Exchange: mass & energy energy nothing
6.2
Exothermic process is any process that gives off heat –
transfers thermal energy from the system to the surroundings.

2H2 (g) + O2 (g) 2H2O (l) + energy

H2O (g) H2O (l) + energy

Endothermic process is any process in which heat has to be

supplied to the system from the surroundings.

energy + 2HgO (s) 2Hg (l) + O2 (g)

energy + H2O (s) H2O (l)

6.2
Exothermic Endothermic

6.2
Thermodynamics is the scientific study of the
interconversion of heat and other kinds of energy.
State functions are properties that are determined by the state
of the system, regardless of how that condition was achieved.
energy, pressure, volume, temperature

DE = Efinal - Einitial
DP = Pfinal - Pinitial

DV = Vfinal - Vinitial
DT = Tfinal - Tinitial

Potential energy of hiker 1 and hiker 2

is the same even though they took
different paths. 6.3
 First law of thermodynamics – energy
can be converted from one form to another,
but cannot be created or destroyed.
DEsystem + DEsurroundings = 0
or
DEsystem = -DEsurroundings

C3H8 + 5O2 3CO2 + 4H2O

Exothermic chemical reaction!

Chemical energy lost by combustion = Energy gained by the surroundings

system surroundings 6.3
 Another form of the first law for DEsystem
DE = q + w
DE is the change in internal energy of a system
q is the heat exchange between the system and the surroundings
w is the work done on (or by) the system
w = -PDV when a gas expands against a constant external pressure

6.3
Enthalpy and the First Law of Thermodynamics
DE = q + w
At constant pressure:
q = DH and w = -PDV
DE = DH - PDV
DH = DE + PDV

6.4
Enthalpy (H) is used to quantify the heat flow into or out of a
system in a process that occurs at constant pressure.
DH = H (products) – H (reactants)
DH = heat given off or absorbed during a reaction at constant pressure

Hproducts < Hreactants Hproducts > Hreactants

DH < 0 DH > 0 6.4
 Thermochemical Equations

Is DH negative or positive?

System absorbs heat

Endothermic

DH > 0

6.01 kJ are absorbed for every 1 mole of ice that

melts at 00C and 1 atm.

H2O (s) H2O (l) DH = 6.01 kJ

6.4
 Thermochemical Equations

Is DH negative or positive?

System gives off heat

Exothermic

DH < 0

890.4 kJ are released for every 1 mole of methane

that is combusted at 250C and 1 atm.

CH4 (g) + 2O2 (g) CO2 (g) + 2H2O (l) DH = -890.4 kJ

6.4
 Thermochemical Equations
• The stoichiometric coefficients always refer to the number
of moles of a substance
H2O (s) H2O (l) DH = 6.01 kJ

• If you reverse a reaction, the sign of DH changes

H2O (l) H2O (s) DH = -6.01 kJ

• If you multiply both sides of the equation by a factor n,

then DH must change by the same factor n.

2H2O (s) 2H2O (l) DH = 2 x 6.01 = 12.0 kJ

6.4
 Thermochemical Equations
• The physical states of all reactants and products must be
specified in thermochemical equations.
H2O (s) H2O (l) DH = 6.01 kJ
H2O (l) H2O (g) DH = 44.0 kJ

How much heat is evolved when 266 g of white

phosphorus (P4) burn in air?
P4 (s) + 5O2 (g) P4O10 (s) DH = -3013 kJ

1 mol P4 3013 kJ
266 g P4 x x = 6470 kJ
123.9 g P4 1 mol P4

6.4
 A Comparison of DH and DE
2Na (s) + 2H2O (l) 2NaOH (aq) + H2 (g) DH = -367.5 kJ/mol
DE = DH - PDV At 25 0C, 1 mole H2 = 24.5 L at 1 atm
PDV = 1 atm x 24.5 L = 2.5 kJ

DE = -367.5 kJ/mol – 2.5 kJ/mol = -370.0 kJ/mol

6.4
The specific heat (s) of a substance is the amount of heat (q)
required to raise the temperature of one gram of the
substance by one degree Celsius.
The heat capacity (C) of a substance is the amount of heat
(q) required to raise the temperature of a given quantity (m)
of the substance by one degree Celsius.
C=mxs

Heat (q) absorbed or released:

q = m x s x Dt
q = C x Dt
Dt = tfinal - tinitial

6.5
 How much heat is given off when an 869 g iron bar cools
from 940C to 50C?

s of Fe = 0.444 J/g • 0C

Dt = tfinal – tinitial = 50C – 940C = -890C

q = msDt = 869 g x 0.444 J/g • 0C x –890C = -34,000 J

6.5
 Constant-Volume Calorimetry

qsys = qwater + qbomb + qrxn

qsys = 0
qrxn = - (qwater + qbomb)
qwater = m x s x Dt
qbomb = Cbomb x Dt

Reaction at Constant V
DH = qrxn
DH ~ qrxn
No heat enters or leaves!
6.5
 Constant-Pressure Calorimetry

qsys = qwater + qcal + qrxn

qsys = 0
qrxn = - (qwater + qcal)
qwater = m x s x Dt
qcal = Ccal x Dt

Reaction at Constant P
DH = qrxn

No heat enters or leaves!

6.5
6.5
 Chemistry in Action:
Fuel Values of Foods and Other Substances
C6H12O6 (s) + 6O2 (g) 6CO2 (g) + 6H2O (l) DH = -2801 kJ/mol

1 cal = 4.184 J
1 Cal = 1000 cal = 4184 J

Substance DHcombustion (kJ/g)

Apple -2

Beef -8

Beer -1.5

Gasoline -34
 Because there is no way to measure the absolute value of
the enthalpy of a substance, must I measure the enthalpy
change for every reaction of interest?

Establish an arbitrary scale with the standard enthalpy of

formation (DH0f ) as a reference point for all enthalpy
expressions.

Standard enthalpy of formation (DH0f) is the heat change

that results when one mole of a compound is formed from
its elements at a pressure of 1 atm.

The standard enthalpy of formation of any element in its

most stable form is zero.
DH0f (O2) = 0 DH0f (C, graphite) = 0
DH0f (O3) = 142 kJ/mol DH0f (C, diamond) = 1.90 kJ/mol
6.6
6.6
 0 ) is the enthalpy of
The standard enthalpy of reaction (DHrxn
a reaction carried out at 1 atm.

aA + bB cC + dD

DH0rxn = [ cDH0f (C) + dDH0f (D) ] - [ aDH0f (A) + bDH0f (B) ]

DH0rxn = S nDH0f (products) - S mDHf0 (reactants)

Hess’s Law: When reactants are converted to products, the

change in enthalpy is the same whether the reaction takes
place in one step or in a series of steps.

(Enthalpy is a state function. It doesn’t matter how you get

there, only where you start and end.)
6.6
C (graphite) + 1/2O2 (g) CO (g)
CO (g) + 1/2O2 (g) CO2 (g)
C (graphite) + O2 (g) CO2 (g)

6.6
 Calculate the standard enthalpy of formation of CS2 (l) given that:
C(graphite) + O2 (g) CO2 (g) DH0rxn = -393.5 kJ
S(rhombic) + O2 (g) SO2 (g) DH0rxn = -296.1 kJ
CS2(l) + 3O2 (g) CO2 (g) + 2SO2 (g) DHrxn
0 = -1072 kJ

1. Write the enthalpy of formation reaction for CS2

C(graphite) + 2S(rhombic) CS2 (l)

2. Add the given rxns so that the result is the desired rxn.
C(graphite) + O2 (g) CO2 (g) DH0rxn = -393.5 kJ
2S(rhombic) + 2O2 (g) 2SO2 (g) DH0rxn = -296.1x2 kJ
+ CO2(g) + 2SO2 (g) CS2 (l) + 3O2 (g) DHrxn
0 = +1072 kJ

C(graphite) + 2S(rhombic) CS2 (l)

6.6 DH 0 = -393.5 + (2x-296.1) + 1072 = 86.3 kJ
rxn
Benzene (C6H6) burns in air to produce carbon dioxide and
liquid water. How much heat is released per mole of benzene
combusted? The standard enthalpy of formation of benzene is
49.04 kJ/mol.
2C6H6 (l) + 15O2 (g) 12CO2 (g) + 6H2O (l)

DH0rxn = S nDH0f (products) - S mDHf0 (reactants)

DH0rxn = [ 12DH0f (CO2) + 6DH0f (H2O)] - [ 2DH0f (C6H6)]

DH0rxn = [ 12x–393.5 + 6x–187.6 ] – [ 2x49.04 ] = -5946 kJ

-5946 kJ
= - 2973 kJ/mol C6H6
2 mol

6.6