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Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics

Introduction to Chemical Thermodynamics


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Thermodynamics is a field of chemistry and physics that studies heat, work, and temperature, as well as their relationships with energy, radiation, and physical properties of matter. The behaviour of these values is governed by the four laws of thermodynamics. It offers a quantitative description using quantifiable macroscopic physical quantities, but statistical mechanics may explain it in terms of tiny elements.


Thus, the study of heat and energy in relation to various physical transformations and chemical processes is known as thermodynamics. It is primarily concerned with a shift in energy, particularly in the context of a system's energy exchange with its surroundings. A reaction can absorb or release energy, and phase changes, such as boiling and melting, can do the same. Entropy is used to determine whether a reaction is favourable or unfavourable, spontaneous or nonspontaneous in nature. It's also used to figure out how much of each product and reactant there is in a full reaction.


Thermodynamics is an important topic in the JEE exam. Open systems, closed systems, isolated systems, rules of thermodynamics, and so on are all significant topics. This article provides an example of the types of questions that might be asked about this subject.

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Important Topics of Chemical Thermodynamics

  • Thermodynamic Processes

  • First Law of Thermodynamics

  • Second Law of Thermodynamics

  • Third Law of Thermodynamics

  • Enthalpy and Enthalpy Change

  • Specific and Molar Heat Capacity

  • Carnot Cycle

  • Free Energy

  • Exothermic Reaction

  • Endothermic Reaction

  • Heat of Reaction


Important Definitions of Chemical Thermodynamics

Important Topics

Explanation

System, surroundings and Boundary

The system refers to the piece of the universe that is being observed, whereas the surroundings refer to the rest of the universe that isn't part of the system. This is how to define a thermodynamic system.

Isolated system

There is no interaction between this type of system and its environment. 

Closed system

This type of system can exchange energy in the form of heat, work or radiation but does not matter about its surroundings.

Open system

This type of system has the ability to interchange both matter and energy with its environment.

Intensive properties

Intensive properties are those that are independent of the amount of matter present in the system or the size of the system.

Extensive properties

Extensive properties are those whose magnitude is dependent on the amount of matter present in the system.


State of a System and State Variables

  • State variables, state functions, and thermodynamic parameters are macroscopic attributes that specify the state of a system.

  • The starting and ending states of the system are the sole factors that affect the state attributes.

  • It is unaffected by the method by which the change was implemented.


Thermodynamic Equilibrium

  • When a system shows no further tendency to change its attribute with time, it is considered to have reached thermodynamic equilibrium.

  • The thermodynamic equilibrium criterion states that in a system, the following three equilibrium forms must occur at the same time.

  1. Chemical Equilibrium

A system in which the composition of the system remains constant and definite.

  1. Mechanical Equilibrium

There is no chemical interaction between the various parts of the system or between the system and the environment.
Maintain steady pressure to achieve it.

  1. Thermal Equilibrium

It is possible when the temperature remains constant, i.e. there is no heat movement between the system and the environment.


Thermodynamic Processes

  • A process is defined as the transition of a thermodynamic system from one state to another.

  • There are many sorts of processes which are described below.


Isothermal Process

  • The operation is carried out at a steady temperature in this technique. As dT = 0, ΔE = 0 follows.


Adiabatic Process

  • There is no heat exchange between the system and its surroundings in this procedure.

  • The system is thermally isolated, with dQ = 0 and insulated borders.


Isobaric Process

  • The pressure remains constant throughout the shift in this process, i.e., dP = 0.

  • For example, when water boils, it turns into steam, and when water freezes, it turns into ice.


Isochoric Process

  • Volume remains constant throughout the shift in this process, i.e., dV = 0.

  • For instance, when a gasoline-air combination is burned in an automobile engine, the temperature and pressure of the gas inside the engine rises. In the meantime, the gas volume remains unchanged.


Cyclic Process

  • A cyclic process occurs when a system passes through a series of processes before returning to its original condition.

  • dE = 0 and dH = 0 for a cyclic process.


Reversible Process

  • A reversible process is one that occurs infinitesimally slowly, that is, when the opposing force is infinitesimally smaller than the driving force and when an infinitesimal increase in the opposing force can reverse the process.

  • Extending springs, for example. The frictionless motion of solids is electrolysis (with no resistance in the electrolyte).


Irreversible Process

  • An irreversible process happens when a process moves from its initial state to its final state in a single step over a defined period of time and cannot be reversed.

  • In an irreversible process, the amount of entropy increases.

  • Nature is full of irreversible processes.

  • In nature, all-natural processes are irreversible.

  • Electric current flow via a conductor with resistance is an example of an irreversible process.

Internal Energy

  • Every system containing some amount of matter has a specific amount of energy associated with it, hence it is the energy contained inside the system.

  • This energy is a state function that is the sum of all forms of energies (chemical, mechanical, electrical, etc.).

  • It is denoted by the symbol or letter E.


First Law of Thermodynamics

  • This law is also known as the law of energy conservation.

  • It states that “Energy can neither be created nor destroyed although it can be converted from one form into another.”

  • Change in internal energy = Heat added to the system +Work done on the system.
    E2 - E1 = ΔE = q + w

  • Helmholtz and Robert Mayer proposed it.

  • When a system performs work (w) on the environment, its internal energy is depleted.

  • Change in internal energy = Heat added to the system – work done by the system in this example.
    ΔE = q + (- w) = q - w

Enthalpy and Enthalpy Change

  • Enthalpy is the heat content of a system at constant pressure.

  • The letter 'H' stands for it.

  • From the first law of thermodynamics,
    q = E + W   ; q = E + PΔV
    Heat change in constant pressure can be given,      q = E + PΔV.
    At constant pressure, heat can be replaced at enthalpy.      ΔH = E + PΔV.
    H Is the heat of reaction (in the chemical process) or the heat change at constant pressure.


Specific and Molar Heat Capacity

  • A substance's specific heat capacity is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gramme of the substance by one degree Celsius.

  • The quantity of heat required to increase the temperature by 1℃ of 1 g of a substance is known as its specific heat capacity.
    q = mcΔT; (cp = constant pressure/cv = constant volume)

  • The quantity of heat required to increase the temperature by 1℃ of 1 mole of a substance is known as its molar heat capacity.

  • When heated under constant pressure settings, gasses on heat have a predisposition to expand, requiring an additional energy supply to raise their temperature 1°C when necessary under constant volume conditions.

  • Therefore, Cp > Cv. Cp = Cv + Work done in expansion; Work done in expansion is PΔV(=R); Cv = molar heat capacities at constant volume, Cp = molar heat capacities at constant pressure.

  • Relations between Cp and Cv.

Parameter

Mathematical Relation

General Relation

Cp - Cv = R = 2 calories = 8.314 J.

For monatomic gasses

Cv = 3/2R

For diatomic gasses

Cv = 3/2 + x; x = variable from gas to gas.

Ratio of Molar Capacities, (𝛾)

Cp/Cv 

Ratio of Molar Capacities, For monatomic gasses, (𝛾)

Cp/Cv  = {(5/2)R}/{(3/2)R} = 1.66

Ratio of Molar Capacities, For diatomic gasses, (𝛾)

Cp/Cv  = {(7/2)R}/{(5/2)R} = 1.40

Ratio of Molar Capacities, For triatomic gasses, (𝛾)

Cp/Cv  = 8R/6R = 1.33


Second Law of Thermodynamics

  • The second law of thermodynamics eliminates all of the first law's constraints.

  • This law indicates that the overall energy change for spontaneous processes is positive.

The Carnot Cycle

  • A cyclic process is defined as one in which the net work done equals the heat absorbed.

  • During a Carnot cycle, this condition is met.

  • Thus, the bigger the temperature differential between the high and low-temperature reservoirs, the more heat is generated, which is converted into work by the heat engine.

  • Thermodynamic efficiency = w/q2=(T2-T1)/T1.


Entropy

  • The unpredictability or disorder of the system's molecules is measured by entropy.

  • It's a measure of the condition of the thermodynamic system.

  • Sfinal - Sinitial = ΔS = qrev/T.

  • If heat is absorbed, then S -ve and if heat is evolved, then, ΔS = -ve.


Free Energy

  • Gibbs free energy (G) is a measure of maximum work done from a reversible process at constant pressure and temperature, also known as useful work done.

  • We can find it by subtracting the system's enthalpy from the product of absolute temperature and entropy; i.e., ΔG = ΔH - TΔS.


Third Law of Thermodynamics

  • This law states that “The entropy of all perfectly crystalline solids approaches zero at the temperature approaches absolute zero.”

  • Because entropy is a measure of disorder, it can be deduced that at absolute zero, a perfectly crystalline material has a perfect order of its constituent particles.


Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions

  • Exothermic reactions are those that occur as a result of heat energy evolution.

ΔH = Hp - Hr; Hp < Hr; ΔH = -ve.

  • Examples of Exothermic Reactions

Example

Equations & Parameter Values

Fermentation

- C6H12O6 (glucose) → 2 C2H5OH (ethanol) + 2 CO2 (carbon dioxide)

- C6H12O6 (glucose) → 2 CH3CHOHCOOH (lactic acid)

Formation of CO2 gas

C(s)+ O2(g)→ CO2(g)+ 393.5 kJ

C(s)+ O2(g)→ CO2(g); ΔH = - 393.5 kJ

  • Endothermic reactions are those that take place when heat energy is absorbed.
    ΔH = Hp - Hr; Hp < Hr; ΔH = +ve.

  • Examples of Endothermic Reactions

Example

Equation & Parameter Values

Formation of NO

N2 + O2 → 2NO; ΔH = + 180.5 kJ


Heat of Reaction or Enthalpy of Reaction

  • The difference between the products and reactants enthalpies obtained when the reactants reacted completely in a chemical process is known as the heat of reaction or reaction enthalpy.

  • Enthalpy of reaction (heat of reaction) = ΔH = ΣHp - ΣHr.


Solved Examples From Chapter

Example 1: Explain how you'd go about calculating w and q throughout the time it takes for the piston velocity to drop to zero.

Solution:

The relationship between V1 and V2 is discovered by equating the piston's effort on the gas.

∴ nRT.ln(V2/V1) = p2(V2-V1); p2(V2-V1) = external work performed on the piston; 

pext = 2p1 = 2nRT/V1.

V2 = (0.2032)V1 

w =  (1.5936)nRT,

q = - w =( -1.5936)nRT.


Key Point to Remember: The relationship between the number of moles of gas, pressure and volume: nRT.ln(V2/V1) = p2(V2-V1) i.e. the external work done. Also, the values of R will be the given values for the constant and the values of n and T will be the ones provided in any question of this type. 


Example 2: Liquid nitrogen, with a boiling point of -195.79°C, is utilized as a coolant and biological tissue preservation. Is nitrogen's entropy higher or lower at -200°C than it is at -190°C? Give an explanation for your response. At -210.00°C, liquid nitrogen freezes to a white solid with a fusion enthalpy of 0.71 kJ/mol. What is fusion entropy? Is it possible to freeze living tissue in liquid nitrogen in a reversible or irreversible manner?

Solution: As the temperature decreases the entropy increases, as they are in inverse correlation to each other. Hence, when the temperature of liquid nitrogen decreases to -200°C, its entropy is higher than at -190°C. 

Key Point to Remember: Relation between entropy and temperature: ∆S=∆H/T.


Solved Questions From The Previous Year Question Papers

Question 1:  If an endothermic reaction is nonspontaneous at the freezing point of water and becomes feasible at its boiling point, then

(a) ∆H is –ve, ∆S is +ve

(b) ∆H and ∆S both are +ve

(c) ∆H and ∆S both are –ve

(d) ∆H is +ve, ∆S is –ve

Solution: For an endothermic reaction, ΔH = positive value. ΔG = ΔH – TΔS 

  • For a non-spontaneous reaction, ΔG should be positive.

  • At low temperatures, ΔG is positive if ΔH is positive.

  • If S is positive, ΔG is negative at high temperatures.

  • As a result, option (b) is the correct answer.

Trick: Low Temperatures: ΔG is positive if ΔH is positive, High Temperatures:  ΔG is negative if S is positive.c


Question 2: The standard enthalpy of formation of NH3 is - 46 kJ mol–1. If the enthalpy of formation of H2 from its atoms is - 436 kJ mol–1 and that of N2 is -712 kJ mol–1, the average bond enthalpy of the N-H bond in NH3 is

(1) - 964 kJ mol–1

(2) + 352 kJ mol–1

(3) + 1056 kJ mol–1

(4) - 1102 kJ mol–1

Solution: 

  • The equation of formation of ammonia using nitrogen and hydrogen is given below:
    ½ N2 + ½H2 → NH3

  • The standard enthalpy of formation of ammonia, given by ∆Hf of NH3, can thus be determined as follows:
    ∆Hf of NH3 = [(1/2)B.E of N2 + (3/2) B.E of H2 – (3) B.E of N-H] 

  • Here, B.E stands for Bond energy and ∆Hf  stands for standard enthalpy of formation. 

  • In the above equation the enthalpy of the formation of ammonia is obtained as a summation of the bond energies of the constituent elements and the subtraction of the bond energies of nitrogen and hydrogen bonds.

    - 46 = [(1/2)(712) + (3/2) 436 – (3) B.E of N-H]

- 46 = 356 + 654 – 3 B.E of N-H

3 B.E of N-H = 1056

∴ B.E of N-H = 1056/3 = 352 kJ mol–1

Hence, option (2) is the answer.

Trick: Enthalpy of formation can be calculated by subtracting the sum of bond energies of the bonds that are formed in the chemical reaction from the sum of bond energies of the bonds that are broken in the chemical reaction.


Question 3: During compression of a spring, the work done is 10 kJ and 2 kJ escapes to the surroundings as heat. The change in internal energy ∆U (in kJ) is

(a) – 8

(b) 12

(c) 8

(d) – 12

Solution: The work done is given by, w = 10 kJ

The heat that escapes into the surrounding is expressed as q = – 2 kJ

The first law of thermodynamics states that ∆U = q + w 

= – 2 + 10 = 8 kJ

As a result, option (c) is the correct answer.


Trick: Work done on the system has a positive magnitude and work done by the system has a negative magnitude. Similarly, the heat released by the system has a negative magnitude and heat supplied by the surroundings to the system has a positive magnitude.


Practice Questions

Question 1: A leak in a Russian spacecraft resulted in a reduction in internal pressure from 1 atm to 0.85 atm. Is this a reversible expansion scenario? Has any work been completed?

Answer: It is irreversible.


Question 2: From the following thermochemical data, calculate the enthalpy of production of OH ions:

H2O → H+(aq) + OH-(aq); ΔH+298K = +57.32 kJ

H2 + 1/2O2 → H2O(l); ΔH+298K = -285.83 kJ

Answer: - 228.51 kJ.


Conclusion

Thus, the study of how one body interacts with another in terms of heat and work is called thermodynamics. A quantity of substance or a location in space under inquiry is defined as a system in this case. The environment is anything that exists outside of the system.  


A variety of concepts are involved around these conditions and calculations using these concepts help understand the changes in the environment, surrounding or experiment and further understand a phenomenon in detail. Hence, this is important not only for competitive exams like JEE or NEET but also for a better understanding of the thermodynamics of nature.


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FAQs on JEE Chapter: Chemical Thermodynamics

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1. What is the meaning of thermodynamics in chemistry?

The study of the relationships between heat, work, temperature, and energy is known as thermodynamics. The rules of thermodynamics define how energy evolves in a system and whether it can do beneficial work on its surroundings.

2. What is the difference between chemical thermodynamics and physical thermodynamics?

Chemical thermodynamics is concerned with the relationship between heat and work in chemical reactions, as well as the change of state. Physical thermodynamics, on the other hand, is concerned with physical quantities like temperature, pressure, volume, entropy, and enthalpy.

3. What is thermodynamics and chemical energetics?

Aspects of Energy (Thermodynamics) The discipline of chemistry that examines the energetics of chemical reactions is known as thermodynamics (from the Greek roots for heat and force, power, or energy). There are a variety of energy-related quantities to consider.