A | B |
Joules | SI Unit of heat & energy |
Calorie (upper case) | In America, equals 1 kilocalorie |
Thermochemistry | Study of heat changes |
Energy | Ability to do work or supply heat |
Heat | form of energy, calories or joules |
Exothermic Reaction | Process that gives off heat |
Endothermic Reaction | Process that absorbs heat |
calorie (lower case) | unit for heat, NOT the SI unit |
KJ/mol | units for molar heat of fusion |
4.18 J/gC | specific heat for water |
Chemical Energy | energy stored in bonds |
1 g/ml | density of water |
Fireworks | example of an exothermic process |
CxmxT | equation for heat |
Q / (mxT) | equation for specific heat |
Molar Heat of Fusion | heat needed to melt 1 mol of a substance |
Ice Melting | example of an endothermic process |
cal/gC | units for specific heat |
6.01 KJ/mol | molar heat of fusion of water |
Specific Heat | heat needed to raise temp of 1g of substance 1C |