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Thermochemistry Vocab Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why kinetic energy increases when potential energy decreases and vice versa.

a)

Temperature

b)

Law of Conservation of Energy

c)

Heat

d)

To conserve mass

2.

Potential energy, from reactants to products, does this in an exothermic reaction.

a)

release

b)

decrease

c)

increase

d)

absorb

3.

Potential energy, from reactants to products, does this in an endothermic reaction.

a)

absorb

b)

decrease

c)

increase

d)

release

4.

Heat content of a substance at constant pressure.

a)

heat of vaporization

b)

heat of fusion

c)

heat of reaction

d)

enthalpy

5.

Energy required to turn 1 mole liquid into gas at the boiling point.

a)

heat of vaporization

b)

heat of fusion

c)

heat of reaction

d)

enthalpy

6.

Energy required to melt 1 mole solid at the melting point.

a)

heat of vaporization

b)

heat of fusion

c)

heat of reaction

d)

enthalpy

7.

Highest potential energy state in a chemical reaction, referred to as transition state.

a)

Reactants

b)

Products

c)

Activated Complex

d)

Activation Energy

8.

Heat is __ in an endothermic reaction, and heat of reaction is a __.

a)

absorbed, product

b)

released, product

c)

released, reactant

d)

absorbed, reactant

9.

Energy is __ in an exothermic reaction, and heat of reaction appears as a __.

a)

absorbed, product

b)

absorbed, reactant

c)

released, reactant

d)

released, product

10.

A reaction where change in enthalpy is positive.

a)

Exothermic

b)

Endothermic

c)

Slow

d)

Fast

11.

A reaction where change in enthalpy is negative.

a)

Exothermic

b)

Endothermic

c)

Slow

d)

Fast

12.

Type of equation that includes heat of reaction.

a)

endothermic

b)

exothermic

c)

thermochemical

d)

balanced

13.

Tells you how 1 gram of a substance heats up when 1 calorie of energy is added.

a)

Heat

b)

Energy

c)

Calorimeter

d)

Specific Heat

14.

A device used to measure energy changes in a chemical or physical change.

a)

calorimetry

b)

calorimeter

c)

thermometer

d)

None of these

15.

Type of energy found stored in chemical bonds.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Heat

c)

Enthalpy

d)

Chemical potential

16.

Type of energy that is directly proportional to the Kelvin temperature.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Heat

c)

Enthalpy

d)

Chemical Potential

17.

When two substances reach thermal equilibrium, they have the same

a)

energy

b)

heat

c)

enthalpy

d)

temperature

18.

What we call the potential energy increase supplied from reactant particles colliding to reach transition state.

a)

Change in enthalpy

b)

Thermochemical

c)

Activation energy

d)

Heat

19.

All reactions require activation energy to get started.

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

20.

Two reactant particles colliding means a reaction will take place.

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

21.

Two reactant particles colliding in the proper orientation with enough activation energy means a reaction will take place.

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

22.

What is characteristic of all phase changes?

a)

Increase in temperature

b)

Decrease in temperature

c)

Constant temperature

d)

Increase in potential energy

23.

For any substance, the specific heat of the solid, liquid, and gas phases are the same.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Maybe, depends on the substance

24.

The specific heat of water is

a)

1 cal/g oC

b)

1 J/g oC

c)

1000 cal/g oC

d)

4.184 J/kg oC

25.

What phase changes are possible when a substance cools? (select all that apply)

a)

freezing

b)

boiling

c)

condensation

d)

melting