Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Topic 1 Energetics Worksheet
Topic 1 Energetics Worksheet
b) The enthalpy of the reactant is greater than the total enthalpy of the
products. The extra energy is released to the surroundings.
4. What is the name of the main piece of apparatus used when
determining heats of reaction? A calorimeter.
b) The heat of neutralisation for the two reactions has the same value
because the energy change is for the reaction occurring between the
OH– ions of the alkali and the H+ ions of the acid in both cases, as
shown in the ionic equation:
OH–(aq) + H+(aq) ------> H2O(l)