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Chapter 6 & 7 Notes
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Chemistry
Undergraduate 3
10/23/2011

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energy
Definition
the ability to do work or transfer heat
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potential energy
Definition
not moving yet
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kinetic energy
Definition
energy in motion
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law of conservation of energy
Definition
energy can't be created or destroyed, it can only be converted from one form to another
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heat
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a form of energy, the motion of particles that make up matter
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Calorie
Definition
1000 calories or 1kcal
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calorie
Definition
energy needed to raise one gram of H2O 1 degree Celsius
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joule
Definition
energy needed to light a 1 watt bulb for 1 second
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exothermic reactions
Definition
reactions that give off energy as heat
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endothermic reactions
Definition
heat is absorbed
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specific heat
Definition
the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a substance
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heat (cal or J)/mass (g) x temp change (C)
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formula for specific heat
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wavelength
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the distance between two peaks or troughs of a wave
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y (upside down)
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symbol for wavelength
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energy and wavelength
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these two are inversely proportional
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frequency
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measured in Hertz
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v
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symbol for frequency
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electromagnetic energy
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can be described as waves or photons
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photons
Definition
pockets of energy
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6.626 x 10-34
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Plank's constant
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3.00 x 10^8 m/s
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C=
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Bohr's Hydrogen Atom model
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energy of electrons in atoms is quantized
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quantized
Definition
can only have certain values
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quantum mechanical model
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developed by Schrodinger to represent the area where electrons are likely to be found
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