AP Chemistry · Topic 6.3

Heat Transfer and Thermal Equilibrium Practice

Part of Thermodynamics.(ENE-2.C)

Practice questions

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Sample questions

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  1. Sample 1difficulty 1/5

    The "system" is

    • A

      Always exothermic

    • B

      The reactants and products under study

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    • C

      Everything outside the reaction

    • D

      Only the container

    Why

    System = the part being studied; surroundings = everything else.

  2. Sample 2difficulty 2/5

    A reaction beaker becomes warm. The reaction is

    • A

      Exothermic

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    • B

      Athermal

    • C

      Cannot tell

    • D

      Endothermic

    Why

    Heat flows from system into surroundings (the beaker contents) → exothermic.

  3. Sample 3difficulty 3/5

    Hot metal at 80 °C dropped into water at 20 °C. At equilibrium, q_metal + q_water =

    • A

      Always negative

    • B

      Cannot say

    • C

      Always positive

    • D

      0 (in an isolated system)

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    Why

    Energy conservation: heat lost by metal = heat gained by water → sum = 0.