Chemistry - Unit 9 - Thermodynamics

If the reactant particles collide with less than the activation energy, the particles will be rebound, and no reaction will occur.

• True
• False

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With the increase in temperature, the average kinetic energy of the molecules increases, leading to a decrease in number of collisions per unit time.

• True
• False

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Temperature is a measure of the...

• total energy in a substance
• total kinetic energy in a substance
• average potential energy in a substance
• average kinetic energy of molecules in a substance

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A slower particle has a lower energy than an identical, faster particle.

• True
• False

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Heat transfer by conduction occurs when...

• particles bump into each other
• large numbers of atoms move from place to place
• atoms give off heat in the form of electromagnetic waves
• electromagnetic waves travel from place to place through a vacuum

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Heat travels from the sun to the earth by the process of...

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• insulation

A substance with a high specific heat:

• Is always extremely hot.
• Requires a lot of energy to become hot.
• Is not heavy.
• Does not requires a lot of energy to become hot.

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The second  law of thermodynamics states that entropy of a system  tends to ______________. 

• increase
• decrease
• stay constant
• fluctuate wildly

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The first law of thermodynamics states that energy is

• created
• destroyed
• conserved
• created and destroyed

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What is "Entropy"?

• The tendency of objects to warm up
• The tendency of energy to spread out
• The tendency of energy to make heat
• The tendency of objects to do work

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