Chapter 11: Thermochemistry and the Quest for Energy

 

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Section 11.2 State Functions and Path Functions (p. 513-515)
This tutorial defines and explores the difference between state and path functions using a travel analogy that leads into a discussion of energy, enthalpy, heat, and work.


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Section 11.4 PV Work (p. 518-523)
An animated tutorial of an internal combustion engine shows how a system undergoing an exothermic reaction can do work on its surroundings and allows you to explore the relationship between pressure, volume and work. Includes practice problems.


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Section 11.5 Internal Energy (p. 523-524)
This tutorial explores how energy is exchanged between a system and its surroundings as heat and/or work, and how this transfer in turn affects the internal energy (E) of a system. Includes practice problems.


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Section 11.6 Heating Curves (p. 524-531)
Use interactive heating curve diagrams to explore phase changes, heat of fusion, and heat of vaporization. Macroscopic views of ice melting and water boiling are shown in sync with the appropriate sections of the heating curve. Includes practice exercises.


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Section 11.7 Estimating Enthalpy Changes (p. 531-535)
Learn how to use average bond energies to estimate the energy released during a combustion reaction. Includes practice problems.


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Section 11.8 Calorimetry (p. 535-537)
This tutorial demonstrates how a bomb calorimeter works, and walks through the equations used to solve calorimetry problems. Includes an interactive experiment.


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Section 11.11 Hess's Law (p. 542-545)
This tutorial explains Hess's law of constant heat of summation using animated sample problems and step-by-step descriptions. Includes practice exercises.


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